Confucian Analects · Analects 6.21
The Master said, 'The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.'
Chinese · source text【廿一章】子曰、知者樂水、仁者樂山、知者動、仁者靜。知者樂、仁者壽。
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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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