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How can (such a person) say that he has it, and how can he say that he doesn't?

I. Sources

Excerpted from The Analects of Confucius and Zhang Zi edited by Confucius and his disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Second, the original extract

Zhang Zishuo: "When a scholar sees danger and death, he can understand what it means. It is enough to sacrifice respect and mourn. "

Xia Zi said, "I am knowledgeable and determined, and I am eager to ask questions and think about them. Benevolence is among them. "

Three. Translation of excerpts from original texts

Zhang Zishuo: "Scholars can give their lives in times of crisis, and consider whether they meet the requirements of righteousness when they see benefits, whether they are serious and respectful when they sacrifice, and whether they are sad when they mourn. That's all. "

Xia Zi said: "Learn extensively, be firm in your ambition, ask questions seriously, think more about current events, and be benevolent."

Extended data

First, the creative background

Zhang Zi is 19 of The Analects of Confucius, with 25 chapters in total. The main content is to record the words of some main disciples of Confucius, such as Zhang Zi, Xia Zi, Zi You, Ceng Zi and Zi Gong. In Zhangzi, there are three chapters: Zhangzi Ci, 10 Xia Zi Ci, 2 Ziyou Ci, 4 Ceng Zi Ci and 6 Zigong Ci.

Second, appreciate

In Zhangzi, although Confucius' disciples have a high degree of consistency in respecting Confucius' position, practicing Confucius' thoughts and carrying forward the Confucian spirit, as concrete individuals, their temperament, state apparatus, mode of behavior, way of thinking and focus of attention all have their own characteristics and differences, and each has a part of the essence of Confucius' Tao.

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