Confucian Analects · Analects 8.8
1. The Master said, 'It is by the Odes that the mind is aroused. 2. 'It is by the Rules of Propriety that the character is established. 3. 'It is from Music that the finish is received.'
Chinese · source text【第八章】【一節】子曰、興於詩。【二節】立於禮。【三節】成於樂。
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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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