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子zǐ曰yuē，三sān军jūn可kě夺duó师shuài也yě，匹pǐ夫fū不bù可kě夺duó志zhì也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：军队的主帅是可以被夺去的，普通人的志向却是不能强行夺去的。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

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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