Confucian Analects · Analects 8.18
The Master said, 'How majestic was the manner in which Shun and Yu held possession of the empire, as if it were nothing to them!'
Chinese · source text【十八章】子曰、巍巍乎、舜禹之有天下也、而不與焉。
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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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