Confucian Analects · Analects 6.4
The Master, speaking of Chung-kung, said, 'If the calf of a brindled cow be red and horned, although men may not wish to use it, would the spirits of the mountains and rivers put it aside?'
Chinese · source text【第四章】子謂仲弓曰、犁牛之子騂且角、雖欲勿用、山川其舍諸。
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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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