Confucian Analects · Analects 6.10
Yen Ch'iu said, 'It is not that I do not delight in your doctrines, but my strength is insufficient.' The Master said, 'Those whose strength is insufficient give over in the middle of the way but now you limit yourself.'
Chinese · source text【第十章】冉求曰、非不說子之道、力不足也。子曰、力不足者、中道而廢、今女畫。
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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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