敏于事慎于言
孔子认为，一个好学的人不会致力于在饮食及居住环境上追求安饱，平时努力勤快地做事而且谨慎地说话，同时又能主动地向行为高尚的人请求教导指正。
子曰：“君子食无求饱，居无求安，敏于事而慎于言，就有道而正焉，可谓好学也已。”〔1〕
注释
〔1〕好，去声。
不求安饱者，志有在而不暇及也。敏于事者，勉其所不足。慎于言者，不敢尽其所有馀也。然犹不敢自是，而必就有道之人，以正其是非，则可谓好学矣。凡言道者，皆谓事物当然之理，人之所共由者也。
尹氏曰：“君子之学，能是四者，可谓笃志力行者矣。然不取正于有道，未免有差，如杨、墨学仁义而差者也，其流至于无父无君，谓之好学，可乎？”
The Master said, "He who aims to be a man of complete virtue in his food does not seek to gratify his appetite, nor in his dwelling placce does he seek the appliances of ease; he is earnest in what he is doing, and careful in his speech; he frequents the company of men of principle that he may be rectified: — such a person may be said indeed to love to learn."
生词
aim to be: 立志成为
a man of complete virtue: 君子
gratify one's appetite: 满足自己的胃口或欲望
dwelling place: 住所
seek appliances of ease: 享乐休闲
frequent: vt. 经常光顾
a man of principle: 有原则的人
rectify: vt. 改正；调整
diligent: adj. 勤勉的
