Confucian Analects · Analects 15.18
The Master said, 'The superior man is distressed by his want of ability. He is not distressed by men's not knowing him.'
Chinese · source text【十八章】子曰、君子病無能焉、不病人之不己知也。
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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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