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Yen Yuan · 16

子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ成chéng人rén之zhī美měi，不bù成chéng人rén之zhī恶è，小xiǎo人rén反fǎn是shì。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子成全别人的好事，不促成别人的坏事，小人却与此相反。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the opposite of this."

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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