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Analects of Confucius · Chapter 17: Book XVII: YANG HO

Analects of Confucius 17.18

translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893

The Master said, ‘I hate the manner in which purple takes away the luster of vermilion. I hate the way in which the songs of Chang confound the music of the Ya. I hate those who with their sharp mouths overthrow kingdoms and families.’

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