Analects 15.21
The Analects (論語), BOOK XV. WEI LING KUNG 衞靈公第十五
子曰、君子矜而不爭、群而不黨。
The Master said, "The superior man is dignified, but does not wrangle. He is sociable, but not a partizan."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 矜jīnto pity, to sympathize, to feel sorry fo
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 爭zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to str
- 群qúngroup, crowd; multitude, mob
- 黨dǎngpolitical party, gang, faction
Passages with shared wording
- Analects 19.19
- The Great Learning Passage 10
- Analects 7.30
- Zhuangzi Horses' Hoofs
- Zhuangzi The Empire
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
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