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7.Confucianism Translating 7.1 Confucius(551—479 B.C.), the founder of Confucianism （Tomb of Confucius in Kong Lin cemetery） 22） 子曰: “吾十有五而立志于学,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲,不逾矩”。 A） The master said: “ At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I know the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. ( James Legge 1814—1897 ) B) The Master said: “ At fifteen, I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.” ( Arthur Waley 1889-1966) C) Confucius said: “ At fifteen, I made up my mind to study; at thirty, I was established; at forty, I was no longer perplexed; at fifty, I understood the will of Heaven; at sixty, I listened to everything without feeling unhappy; at seventy, I followed all my desires and none of them was against the norms. ( Ding Wangdao 1924-2010) 7.2 Humanity and 8 virtues 义、礼、智、信、忠、恕、孝、悌 7.3 The Analects Humanitarianism equality Morality Education knowledge Others 7.3.1 Humanitarianism Equality 23) “性相近也;习相远也。” A) By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. (by Legge) B) By nature near together, by practice far apart. (by Waley) C) By nature men are pretty alike, but learning and practice set them apart. (by Ding ) 24) “己所不欲，勿施于人。” A) What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. (by Legge) B) Do not do to others what you wou