Exploring the Analects

Exploring the Analects

Book 14: 《憲問》 Xian Wen (Xian Asked)

《憲問》 Passage 14.23

子曰:「君子上達,小人下達。」

Legge Translation (1861)

Zilu asked how a ruler should be served. The Master said: "Do not impose on him, and, moreover, withstand him to his face."
君子 小人

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