Confucian Analects · Analects 15.37
The Master said, 'A minister, in serving his prince, reverently discharges his duties, and makes his emolument a secondary consideration.'
Chinese · source text【卅七章】子曰、事君敬其事、而後其食。
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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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