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Analects of Confucius · Chapter 9: Book IX: TSZE HAN

Analects of Confucius 9.12

translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893

Tsze-kung said, ‘There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?’ The Master said, ‘Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.’

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