Confucian Analects · Analects 1.11
The Master said, 'While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.'
Chinese · source text【十一章】子曰、父在、觀其志、父沒、觀其行、三年無改於父之道、可謂孝矣。
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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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