Confucian Analects · Analects 8.12
The Master said, 'It is not easy to find a man who has learned for three years without coming to be good.'
Chinese · source text【十二章】子曰、三年學、不至於穀、不易得也。
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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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