論語The Analects of Confucius

論語The Analects of Confucius

Book 7: 《述而》 Shu Er (Transmission)

《述而》 Passage 7.36

子曰:「奢則不孫,儉則固。與其不孫也,寧固。」

Legge Translation (1861)

The Master said: "Extravagance leads to insubordination, and parsimony to meanness. It is better to be mean than to be insubordinate."

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