Confucian Analects · Analects 11.19
Tsze-chang asked what were the characteristics of the GOOD man. The Master said, 'He does not tread in the footsteps of others, but moreover, he does not enter the chamber of the sage.'
Chinese · source text【十九章】子張問善人之道。子曰、不踐(ji1、迂+亦、與跡同)、亦不入於室。
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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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