Confucian Analects · Analects 2.2
The Master said, 'In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence-- "Having no depraved thoughts."'
Chinese · source text【第二章】子曰、詩三百、一言以蔽之、曰、思無邪。
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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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