Confucian Analects · Analects 14.30
1. The Master said, 'The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not equal to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear. 2. Tsze-kung said, 'Master, that is what you yourself say.'
Chinese · source text【三十章】【一節】子曰、君子道者三、我無能焉、仁者不憂、知者不惑、勇者不懼。【二節】子貢曰、夫子自道也。
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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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