Confucian Analects · Analects 4.16
The Master said, 'The mind of the superior man is conversant with righteousness; the mind of the mean man is conversant with gain.'
Chinese · source text【十六章】子曰、君子喻於義、小人喻於利。
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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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