Book 7: 《述而》 Shu Er (Transmission)
《述而》 Passage 7.26
子曰：「聖人，吾不得而見之矣；得見君子者，斯可矣。」子曰：「善人，吾不得而見之矣；得見有恆者，斯可矣。亡而為有，虛而為盈，約而為泰，難乎有恆矣。」
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "A sage it is not mine to see; could I see a man of real talent and virtue, that would satisfy me."The Master said: "A good man it is not mine to see; could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.
Having not and yet affecting to have, empty and yet affecting to be full, straitened and yet affecting to be at ease: — it is difficult with such characteristics to have constancy."