Confucian Analects · Analects 4.26
Tsze-yu said, 'In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.'
Chinese · source text【廿六章】子游曰、事君數、斯辱矣、朋友數、斯疏矣。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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