過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ

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子し曰いわく、「君くん子し重おもからざれば則すなわち威いあらず、学ならべば則すなわち固こならず。忠ちゅう信しんを主しゅとし、己おのれに如しかざる者ものを友ともとすること無なかれ、過あやまちては則すなわち改あらたむるに憚はばかること勿なかれ。」 Shi iwaku, “Kunshi omokarazareba sunawachi i arazu, narabeba sunawachi ko narazu. chūshin o shu to shi, onore ni shikazaru mono o tomo to suru koto nakare, ayamachite wa sunawachi aratamuru ni habakaru koto nakare.” The Master said, “If the scholar be not grave, he will not call forth any veneration, and his learning will not be solid. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Have no friends not equal to yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” Proverb edit 過あやまちては則すなわち改あらたむるに憚はばかること勿なかれ • (ayamachite wa sunawachi aratamuru ni habakaru koto nakare)

When making a mistake, do not be afraid to correct it. Be quick to amend one's wrongs. References edit

“過ちては△則ち改むるに▲憚ること▲勿れ”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025