子夏曰，君子有三变，望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。
Modern Chinese Guide
子夏说：君子有三种变化：远看他庄严可畏，接近他又温和可亲，听他说话又严正不苟。
James Legge Translation
Tsze-hsia said, "The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided."
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。