Confucian Analects · Analects 3.1
Confucius said of the head of the Chi family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, 'If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?'
Chinese · source text【第一章】孔子謂季氏、八佾舞於庭、是可忍也、孰不可忍也。
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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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