Confucian Analects · Analects 5.8
1. The Master said to Tsze-kung, 'Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?' 2. Tsze-kung replied, 'How dare I compare myself with Hui? Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second.' 3. The Master said, 'You are not equal to him. I grant you, you are not equal to him.'
Chinese · source text【第八章】【一節】子謂子貢曰、女與回也、孰愈。【二節】對曰、賜也、何敢望回、回也、聞一以知十、賜也、聞一以知二。【三節】子曰、弗如也、吾與女、弗如也。
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James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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