Confucian Analects · Analects 5.10
The Master said, 'I have not seen a firm and unbending man.' Some one replied, 'There is Shan Ch'ang.' 'Ch'ang,' said the Master, 'is under the influence of his passions; how can he be pronounced firm and unbending?'
Chinese · source text【第十章】子曰、吾未見剛者。或對曰、申棖。子曰、棖也慾、焉得剛。
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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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