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Confucian Analects · Analects 8.15

The Master said, 'When the music master Chih first entered on his office, the finish of the Kwan Tsu was magnificent;-- how it filled the ears!'
Chinese · source text【十五章】子曰、師摯之始、關睢之亂、洋洋乎盈耳哉。
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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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