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Analects of Confucius · Chapter 8: Book VIII: T'AI-PO

Analects of Confucius 8.10

translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893

The Master said, ‘The man who is fond of daring and is dissatisfied with poverty, will proceed to insubordination. So will the man who is not virtuous, when you carry your dislike of him to an extreme.’

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