Confucian Analects · Analects 15.22
The Master said, 'The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man.'
Chinese · source text【廿二章】子曰、君子不以言舉人、不以人廢言。
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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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