 | James Legge - China - 1893 - 528 pages
...Confucius, and Tsze-lu did not answer him. 2. The Master said, 'Why did you not say to him, — He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit (of knowledge) forgets...forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that eld age is coming on 1 ' CHAP. XIX. The Master said, ' I am not one who was born in the possession... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 536 pages
...and Tsze-loo did not answer him. 2. The Master said, "Why did you not say to him, — He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, who in the joy of ite attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on ?" CHAPTER... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 630 pages
...and Tsze-loo did not answer him. 2. The Master said, " Why did you not say to him, — He is simply i man, who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, who in the joy of zt* attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on ?" CHAPTER... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 540 pages
...reply. When Confucius heard of it, he said to Tsze-loo, " Why did you not say to him, — He is simply a man who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets...sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is corning on?''31 Subsequently, the duke, in conversation with Confucius, asked him about government,... | |
 | Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas - China - 1879 - 302 pages
...this reticence Confucius found fault with him, and said, " Why did you not say to him, ' He is simply a man who, in his eager pursuit of knowledge, forgets his food; who, in the joy of its attainments, forgets his sorrows; and who does not perceive that old age is coming on ?'" But whatever... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1884 - 654 pages
...carrying out in his conduct what be professes, is what I have not yet attained to. ... I am simply a man who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, and in the joy of its attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming... | |
 | Periodicals - 1886 - 406 pages
...that " the ink of science is more precious than the blood of the martyrs." Confucius is said to have described himself as a man who " in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgot his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgot his sorrows, and did not even perceive that... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 922 pages
...that " the ink of science is more precious than the blood of the martyrs." Confucius is said to have described himself as a man who " in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgot his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgot his sorrows, and did not even perceive that... | |
 | Thomas Greenwood - Libraries - 1886 - 520 pages
...Sultans), that ' the ink of science is more precious than the blood of a martyr.' Confucius is said to have described himself as a man who ' in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgot his food; who, in the joy of its attainment forgot his sorrows, and did not even perceive that... | |
 | Thomas Greenwood - Libraries - 1886 - 522 pages
...Sultans), that ' the ink of science is more precious than the blood of a martyr.' Confucius is said to have described himself as a man who ' in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgot his food; who, in the joy of its attainment forgot his sorrows, and did not even perceive that... | |
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Why did you not say to him, — He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, who in the joy of the attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on ? 
