Confucian Analects · Analects 15.27
The Master said, 'When the multitude hate a man, it is necessary to examine into the case. When the multitude like a man, it is necessary to examine into the case.'
Chinese · source text【廿七章】子曰、眾惡之、必察焉、眾好之、必察焉。
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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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