re: 공자, 논어의 위정편 중

15 나는 열 다섯 살에 학문에 뜻을 두었고
30 서른 살에 (학문상) 자립했다.
40 마흔 살에는 미혹하지 않게 되었고
50 쉰살에 하늘의 명을 알게 되었다.
60 예순 살에는 남의 말을 순순히 이해하게 되었고
70 일흔 살이 되니 마음내키는 대로 해도 법도를 넘어서지 않았다.

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The Elements of Style, William Strunk JR. and E.B. White, Forword by Roger Angell:

Contents--

Foreword
Introduction

I. Elementary Rules of Usage
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term
except the last.
3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause.
5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma.
6. Do not break sentences in two.
7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an
amplification, or an illustrative quotation.
8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or
summary.
9. The number of the subject determines the number of the verb.
10. Use the proper case of pronoun.
11. A particular phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.

II. Elementary Principles of Composition

12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it.
13. Make the paragraph th eunit of composition.
14. Use the active voice.
15. put statements in positive form.
16. Use definite, specific, concrete language.
17. Omit needless words.
18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences.
19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form.
20. Keep related words together.
21. In summaries, keep to one tense.
22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.

III. A Few Matters of Form

IV. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused

V. An Approach to Style (With a List of Reminders)

1. Place yourself in the background.
2. Write in a way that comes naturally.
3. Work from a suitable design.
4. Write with nouns and verbs.
5. Revise and rewrite.
6. Do not overwrite.
7. Do not overstate.
8. Avoid the use of qualifiers.
9. Do not affect a breezy manner.
10. Use orthodox spelling.
11. Do not explain too much.
12. Do not construct awkward adverbs.
13. make sure the reader knows who is speaking.
14. Avoid fancy words.
15. Do not use dialect unless your ear is good.
16. Be clear.
17. Do not inject opinion.
18. Use figures of speech sparingly.
19. Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity.
20. Avoid foreign languages.
21. Prefer the standard to the offbeat.

Afterword

Glossary

Index

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