Book 11: 《先進》 Xian Jin (Former Eras)
《先進》 Passage 11.22
子路問：「聞斯行諸？」子曰：「有父兄在，如之何其聞斯行之？」冉有問：「聞斯行諸？」子曰：「聞斯行之。」公西華曰：「由也問聞斯行諸，子曰『有父兄在』；求也問聞斯行諸，子曰『聞斯行之』。赤也惑，敢問。」子曰：「求也退，故進之；由也兼人，故退之。」
Legge Translation (1861)
Zilu asked whether he should immediately carry into practice what he heard. The Master said: "There are your father and elder brothers to be consulted; — why should you act on that principle of immediately carrying into practice what you hear?"Ran You asked the same, whether he should immediately carry into practice what he heard, and the Master answered: "Immediately carry into practice what you hear."
Gongxi Hua said: "Yu asked whether he should carry immediately into practice what he heard, and you said, 'There are your father and elder brothers to be consulted.' Qiu asked whether he should immediately carry into practice what he heard, and you said, 'Immediately carry it into practice.' I am perplexed, and venture to ask you for an explanation."
The Master said: "Qiu is retiring and slow; therefore, I urged him forward. Yu has more than his own share of energy; therefore, I kept him back."
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