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子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ泰tài而ér不bù骄jiāo，小xiǎo人rén骄jiāo而ér不bú泰tài。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子安详舒泰而不骄傲放纵，小人骄傲放纵而不安详舒泰。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease."

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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