Confucian Analects · Analects 3.16
The Master said, 'In archery it is not going through the leather which is the principal thing;-- because people's strength is not equal. This was the old way.'
Chinese · source text【十六章】子曰、射不主皮、為力不同科、古之道也。
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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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