Confucian Analects · Analects 7.37
The Master was mild, and yet dignified; majestic, and yet not fierce; respectful, and yet easy.
Chinese · source text【卅七章】子溫而厲、威而不猛、恭而安。
Read in context ›
Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
Passage preview. Read in context for the complete text, notes and references.