Confucian Analects · Analects 9.16
The Master standing by a stream, said, 'It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!'
Chinese · source text【十六章】子在川上曰、逝者如斯夫、不舍晝夜。
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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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