Confucian Analects · Analects 19.17
The philosopher Tsang said, 'I heard this from our Master:-- "Men may not have shown what is in them to the full extent, and yet they will be found to do so, on occasion of mourning for their parents."'
Chinese · source text【十七章】曾子曰、吾聞諸夫子、人未有自致者也、必也親喪乎。
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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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