Exploring the Analects

Exploring the Analects

Book 2: 《為政》 Wei Zheng (Governance)

《為政》 Passage 2.4

子曰:「吾十有五而志于學,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳順,七十而從心所欲,不踰矩。」

Legge Translation (1861)

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 knew 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."
天命

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