The Analects论语

Book 15, Passage 15.15

The Master said, 'He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.'

子曰:“躬自厚而薄责于人,则远怨矣。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“躬gōng自zì厚hòu而ér薄báo责zé于yú人rén,则zé远yuǎn怨yuàn矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

躬自:亲自。

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