Confucian Analects · Analects 7.11
The Master said, 'If the search for riches is sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with whip in hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.'
Chinese · source text【十一章】子曰、富而可求也、雖執鞭之士、吾亦為之、如不可求、從吾所好。
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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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