The prison said, "Zi Yun:' I don't try, so I have art.. ""What do you mean?

Confucius said, "Confucius said,' I was not an official, so I learned many skills.'"

From the Analects of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Original text-Taizai asked Zigong: "What are teachers and saints? How much is ok? " Zi Gong said, "The general who consolidated heaven and earth is also a saint and versatile." Hearing this, Zi said, "Does Taizai know me? I am cheap, so I can despise. How many gentlemen are there? Not much. " The prison said, "Zi Yun:' I don't try, so I have art.. ”"

Translation-? Taizai asked Zigong, "Confucius is a saint, right?" Why are you so versatile? Zi Gong said, "It was God who made him a saint and made him versatile. Confucius listened and said, "How can Taizai know me?" Because of the humble status of teenagers, I know a lot of humble skills. Will a gentleman have so many skills? Not much. "

Confucius said: "Confucius said:' I didn't want to be an official (when I was young), so I learned many skills." "

Extended data:

The Analects of Confucius is a 40-volume quotation, which records the words and deeds of Confucius, a famous thinker in ancient China, and his disciples. It was written by Confucius' disciples and their descendants. It is one of the classic works of ancient Confucianism in China, and it is also the earliest recorded style.

The typicality of China's articles also stems from this. The core of the political thought of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism (who opposed Mohism during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period), is "benevolence", "courtesy" and "golden mean". The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius' main disciples and his re-disciples.

The Analects of Confucius is a dialogue between Confucius and his disciples, focusing on memorizing words. "Theory" means compilation, and "language" means discourse. The Analects of Confucius was written by many people, including disciples of Confucius, second disciples of Confucius, and people outside Confucius, but mainly disciples of Confucius. The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.