The Master said, 'In my dealings with men, whose evil do I blame, whose goodness do I praise, beyond what is proper? If I do sometimes exceed in praise, there…
子曰：“吾之于人也，谁毁谁誉？如有所誉者，其有所试矣。斯民也，”…
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子曰：“吾之于人也，谁毁谁誉？如有所誉者，其有所试矣。斯民也，三代之所以直道而行也。”
1The Master said, 'In my dealings with men, whose evil do I blame, whose goodness do I praise, beyond what is proper? If I do sometimes exceed in praise, there must be ground for it in my examination of the individual.
2'This people supplied the ground why the three dynasties pursued the path of straightforwardness.'