Confucian Analects · Analects 5.19
Chi Wan thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, 'Twice may do.'
Chinese · source text【十九章】季文子三思而後行。子聞之曰、再、斯可矣。
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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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