Confucian Analects · Analects 14.12
The Master said, 'Mang Kung-ch'o is more than fit to be chief officer in the families of Chao and Wei, but he is not fit to be great officer to either of the States Tang or Hsieh.'
Chinese · source text【十二章】子曰、孟公綽、為趙魏老則優、不可以為滕薛大夫。
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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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