Confucian Analects · Analects 8.16
The Master said, 'Ardent and yet not upright; stupid and yet not attentive; simple and yet not sincere:-- such persons I do not understand.'
Chinese · source text【十六章】子曰、狂而不直、侗而不愿、悾悾而不信、吾不知之矣。
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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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