Confucian Analects · Analects 9.20
The Master said of Yen Yuan, 'Alas! I saw his constant advance. I never saw him stop in his progress.'
Chinese · source text【二十章】子謂顏淵曰、惜乎、吾見其進也、未見其止也。
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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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