Confucian Analects · Analects 5.22
The Master said, 'Po-i and Shu-ch'i did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few.'
Chinese · source text【廿二章】子曰、伯夷叔齊、不念舊惡、怨是用希。
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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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