子zǐ曰yuē，见jiàn贤xián思sī齐qí焉yān，见jiàn不bù贤xián而ér内nèi自zì省xǐng也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：见到贤能的人，就想着向他看齐；见到不贤的人，就自我反省有没有跟他一样的毛病。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。

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