Confucian Analects · Analects 17.2
The Master said, 'By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.'
Chinese · source text【第二章】子曰、性相近也、習相遠也。
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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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