Confucian Analects · Analects 13.10
The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.'
Chinese · source text【第十章】子曰、苟有用我者、（上其下月, ji1）月而已可也、三年有成。
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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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