Confucian Analects · Analects 4.19
The Master said, 'While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes.'
Chinese · source text【十九章】子曰、父母在、不遠游、游必有方。
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James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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