Book 6: 《雍也》 Yong Ye (There is Yong)
《雍也》 Passage 6.12
冉求曰：「非不說子之道，力不足也。」子曰：「力不足者，中道而廢。今女畫。」
Legge Translation (1861)
Ran Qiu said: "It is not that I do not delight in your doctrines, but my strength is insufficient."The Master said: "Those whose strength is insufficient give over in the middle of the way but now you limit yourself."