子曰，君子不可小知，而可大受也，小人不可大受，而可小知也。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子说：君子不可以用小事来考察，却可以承担重大的责任；小人不可以承担重大责任，却可以在小事上显出长处。
James Legge Translation
The Master said, "The superior man cannot be known in little matters; but he may be intrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be intrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters."
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。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。