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Analects of Confucius · Chapter 6: Book VI: YUNG YEY

Analects of Confucius 6.21

translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893

The Master said, ‘The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.’

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