子zǐ曰yuē，三sān人rén行xíng，必bì有yǒu我wǒ师shī焉yān，择zé其qí善shàn者zhě而ér从cóng之zhī，其qí不bú善shàn者zhě而ér改gǎi之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：几个人一同走路，其中必定有可以做我老师的人。选择他们的优点来学习，看到他们的缺点就对照自己加以改正。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them."

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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