論語The Analects of Confucius

論語The Analects of Confucius

Book 12: 《顏淵》 Yan Yuan

《顏淵》 Passage 12.16

子曰:「君子成人之美,不成人之惡。小人反是。」

Legge Translation (1861)

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."

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