Confucian Analects · Analects 8.14
The Master said, 'He who is not in any particular office, has nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties.'
Chinese · source text【十四章】子曰、不在其位、不謀其政。
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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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