Confucian Analects · Analects 2.24
1. The Master said, 'For a man to sacrifice to a spirit which does not belong to him is flattery. 2. 'To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.'
Chinese · source text【廿四章】【一節】子曰、非其鬼而祭之、諂也。【二節】見義不為、無勇也。
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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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