Confucian Analects · Analects 14.6
Nan-kung Kwo, submitting an inquiry to Confucius, said, 'I was skillful at archery, and Ao could move a boat along upon the land, but neither of them died a natural death. Yu and Chi personally wrought at the toils of husbandry, and they became possessors of the kingdom.' The Master made no reply; but when Nan-kung Kwo went out, he said, 'A superior man indeed is this! An esteemer of virtue indeed is this!'
Chinese · source text【第六章】南宮适問於孔子曰、羿善射、奡盪舟、俱不得其死然、禹稷躬稼、而有天下夫子不答。南宮适出。子曰、君子哉若人、尚德哉若人。
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James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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