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Analects of Confucius · Chapter 15: Book XV: WEI LING KUNG

Analects of Confucius 15.33

translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893

The Master said, ‘The superior man cannot be known in little matters; but he may be intrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be intrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.’

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