Confucian Analects · Analects 4.7
The Master said, 'The faults of men are characteristic of the class to which they belong. By observing a man's faults, it may be known that he is virtuous.'
Chinese · source text【第七章】子曰、人之過也、各於其黨、觀過、斯知仁矣。
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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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