Confucian Analects · Analects 6.18
The Master said, 'They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.'
Chinese · source text【十八章】子曰、知之者、不如好之者、好之者、不如樂之者。
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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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