jenbikkal United States Local time: 13:11 French to English + ...
Apr 27, 2011
I am usually really good at finding things online, but here , I cannot seem to find the French version of this quote:
“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant;
if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone;
if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate;
if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.
Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”
-Confucius
I went on French websites for "proverbes" looked under Confucius, couldn't find this specific one.
Does anyone have any ideas? Or does anyone have this in French already?
Thanks!
-Jen
[Edited at 2011-04-27 20:16 GMT]
[Edited at 2011-04-27 20:48 GMT]
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Phil Hand China Local time: 01:11 Member (2011) Chinese to English
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Apr 27, 2011
It's from the Analects, chapter 13 (Zi Lu), proverb 3. I'm sure there are lots of translations out there - can't tell if these web translations are any good:
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