Confucian Analects · Analects 5.14
Tsze-kung asked, saying, 'On what ground did Kung-wan get that title of Wan?' The Master said, 'He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors!-- On these grounds he has been styled Wan.'
Chinese · source text【十四章】子貢問曰、孔文子、何以謂之文也。子曰、敏而好學、不恥下問、是以謂之文也。
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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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