Confucian Analects · Analects 9.24
The Master said, 'Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Have no friends not equal to yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.'
Chinese · source text【廿四章】子曰、主忠信、毋友不如己者、過則勿憚改。
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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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