Analects 14.28
The Analects (論語), BOOK XIV. HSIEN WAN 憲問第十四
曾子曰、君子思不出其位。
The philosopher Tsang said, "The superior man, in his thoughts, does not go out of his place."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 曾céngalready, formerly, once; the past
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
Passages with shared wording
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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