 | Confucius - 1895 - 146 דפים
...careful of your outward behaviour. In all things be mild and correct ; a flaw in a mace of white jade may be ground away, but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done. She King, ii., Major Odes, the Yi. 21. For one word a man is often deemed to be wise ; and for one... | |
 | James Legge - 1909 - 356 דפים
...For the lines, see the She-king, Pt III. Bk III. ii. 5. They are —" A flaw in a white sceptre-stone may be ground away; but for a flaw in speech, nothing can be done." In his repeating of these lines, we have, perhaps, the ground-virtue of the character for which Yung... | |
 | Chong Wang - 1911 - 548 דפים
...of his elder brother. He used to repeat the lines of the Striking "A flaw in a white sceptre-stone may be ground away: but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done.'' See Legge, ( 'lamics Vol. I, p. 238, Note ~>. 5 Cf. Analects V, 1. To Kung Yeh Ch'ang Confucius gave... | |
 | 1913 - 88 דפים
...two persons are of the same mind their sharpness can divide metal. A flaw in a sceptre of white jade may be ground away ; but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done. Where there is much merit there is a great reward. A single scrap of spoiled meat taints the whole... | |
 | Arthur H. Smith - 1914 - 430 דפים
...Heaven have neither sound nor smell' (± ^ j£ $D |H£ H| $ft .&.). 'A flaw in a scepter of white jade may be ground away; but for a flaw in speech, nothing can be done' (&^£Siflriirg0#W£Si ^ nj" ft,). ' He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness' (g... | |
 | Herbert Allen Giles - 1915 - 292 דפים
...warlike action. Be cautious in what you say ; Be careful in what you do. A flaw in a piece of white jade May be ground away ; But for a flaw in speech Nothing can be done. As seen in your friendship with good men, Your expression is conciliatory and kindly ; You are anxious... | |
 | John Rickards Mozley - 1916 - 446 דפים
...p. 359. Proverbs may amuse, without being convincing. Here are two : A flaw in a mace of white jade may be ground away ; but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done. To look for horns on a young ram will only weary you, my son. Ibid. vol. in. pp. 415, 416. Here is... | |
 | Charles Alfred Speed Williams, China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu - 1920 - 620 דפים
...girdle. The following lines ojcur in the " Canon of Poetry " (¿$ |g), "A flaw in a white jade sceptre may be ground away, but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done " (a ife £ ïA, fö pj Ig йэ »r IT £ «, * *IS Ж,1- >»'<• also Mayers' Chinree Reader*» Manual,... | |
 | Jeannette Rector Hodgdon - 1922 - 248 דפים
...you have learned how to live well, you will know how to die well. A flaw in a piece of white jade can be ground away, but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done; therefore be cautious as to what you say. Friends should give each other good counsel and stimulate... | |
 | Alfred Wilhelm Martin - 1925 - 182 דפים
...truth and the attainment of sincerity should be the way of man. A flaw in a piece of white jade can be ground away, but for a flaw in speech nothing can be done ; therefore be cautious as to what you say. The truly great man does not think in advance that his... | |
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A flaw in a white sceptre-stone may be ground away ; but for a flaw in speech, nothing can be done. 
