1.14 子曰:“君子食无求饱,居无求安,敏于事而慎于言,就有道而正焉,可谓好学也已。”

【译文】

孔子说:“君子饮食不求饱足,居住不求安适,行事勤敏而言语谨慎,能到有道的人那里辨正是非,这可说是好学的了。”

【YZG解释】

孔子说:“君子对于饮食不求饱足,对于居住不求安适,行事勤奋敏捷且言语谨慎,能到有道之人那里去明辨是非,这就算是好学的了。”


【YZG English Translation】

Confucius said: “A noble person pursues neither to be satisfied with food, nor to be comfortable in residence; He acts diligently and swiftly and speaks cautiously; He makes himself more sensible to affairs by following a master with the Way. By doing so, he can be considered studious.”