Confucian Analects · Analects 14.35
The Master said, 'A horse is called a ch'i, not because of its strength, but because of its other good qualities.'
Chinese · source text【卅五章】子曰、驥、不稱其力、稱其德也。
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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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