Confucian Analects · Analects 4.2
The Master said, 'Those who are without virtue cannot abide long either in a condition of poverty and hardship, or in a condition of enjoyment. The virtuous rest in virtue; the wise desire virtue.'
Chinese · source text【第二章】子曰、不仁者、不可以久處約、不可以長處樂、仁者安仁、知者利仁。
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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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