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乡人皆好之何如

（子路篇13.24）

    子贡问曰：“乡人皆好之，何如？”子曰：“未可也。”“乡人皆恶之，何如？”子曰：“未可也。不如乡人之善者好之，其不善者恶之。”

【译文】

    子贡问孔子说：“全乡人都喜欢、赞扬他，这个人怎么样？”孔子说：“这还不能肯定。”子贡又问孔子说：“全乡人都厌恶、憎恨他，这个人怎么样？”孔子说：“这也是不能肯定的。最好的人是全乡的好人都喜欢他，全乡的坏人都厌恶他。”

【英译】

    Tsze-kung asked, saying, "What do you say of a man who is loved by all the people of his neighborhood?" The Master replied, "We may not for that accord our approval of him." "And what do you say of him who is hated by all the people of his neighborhood?" The Master said, "We may not for that conclude that he is bad. It is better than either of these cases that the good in the neighborhood love him, and the bad hate him."

（江湖侠客吴仲湛 编辑）