Confucian Analects · Analects 8.10
The Master said, 'The man who is fond of daring and is dissatisfied with poverty, will proceed to insubordination. So will the man who is not virtuous, when you carry your dislike of him to an extreme.'
Chinese · source text【第十章】子曰、好勇疾貧、亂也、人而不仁、疾之已甚、亂也。
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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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