Confucian Analects · Analects 3.17
1. Tsze-kung wished to do away with the offering of a sheep connected with the inauguration of the first day of each month. 2. The Master said, 'Ts'ze, you love the sheep; I love the ceremony.'
Chinese · source text【十七章】【一節】子貢欲去告朔之餼羊。【二節】子曰、賜也、爾愛其羊、我愛其禮。
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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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