Confucian Analects · Analects 19.7
Tsze-hsia said, 'Mechanics have their shops to dwell in, in order to accomplish their works. The superior man learns, in order to reach to the utmost of his principles.'
Chinese · source text【第七章】子夏曰、百工居肆、以成其事、君子學以致其道。
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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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