Confucian Analects · Analects 6.23
The Master said, 'A cornered vessel without corners.-- A strange cornered vessel! A strange cornered vessel!'
Chinese · source text【廿三章】子曰、觚不觚、觚哉觚哉。
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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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