[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 54.72 # 法苑珠林 54.72 法苑珠林 54.72 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.72) 說苑曰。晉平公問師曠曰。吾年七十欲學。恐已暮矣。對曰。暮何不秉燭乎。臣聞少而學者如日出之陽。壯而學者如日中之光。老而學者如秉燭之明。秉燭之明孰與昧行。平公曰。善哉。 > The Shuo yuan says: "Duke Ping of Jin asked Shi Kuang, saying: 'I am seventy years old and wish to study, but I fear it is already evening.' He replied, saying: 'In the evening, why not hold a torch? Your servant has heard: learning when young is like the sunshine at daybreak; learning when in one's prime is like the light at midday; learning when old is like the illumination of holding a torch. Between the illumination of holding a torch and walking in the dark, which is better?' Duke Ping said: 'Well said!'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.71) - [Next: 54.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.73) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.54.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.54.72) · Pramāṇa