Confucian Analects · Analects 18.3
The duke Ching of Ch'i, with reference to the manner in which he should treat Confucius, said, 'I cannot treat him as I would the chief of the Chi family. I will treat him in a manner between that accorded to the chief of the Chi, and that given to the chief of the Mang family.' He also said, 'I am old; I cannot use his doctrines.' Confucius took his departure.
Chinese · source text【第三章】齊景公待孔子、曰、若李氏、則吾不能、以李孟之閒待之。曰、吾老矣、不能用也。孔子行。
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James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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