Confucian Analects · Analects 14.32
The Master said, 'I will not be concerned at men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.'
Chinese · source text【卅二章】子曰、不患人之不己知、患其不能也。
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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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