Confucian Analects · Analects 6.27
The Master said, 'Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Constant Mean! Rare for a long time has been its practise among the people.'
Chinese · source text【廿七章】子曰、中庸之為德也、其至矣乎、民鮮久矣。
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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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