Confucian Analects · Analects 19.9
Tsze-hsia said, 'The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.'
Chinese · source text【第九章】子夏曰、君子有三變、望之儼然、即之也溫、聽其言也厲。
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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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