The Analects/Book 15/15.35

Book 15, Passage 15.35

The Master said, 'Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from…

子曰：“民之于仁也，甚于水火。水火，吾见蹈而死者矣，”…

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子zǐ曰yuē：“民mín之zhī于yú仁rén也yě，甚shén于yú水shuǐ火huǒ。水shuǐ火huǒ，吾wú见jiàn蹈dǎo而ér死sǐ者zhě矣yǐ，未wèi见jiàn蹈dǎo仁rén而ér死sǐ者zhě也yě。”

1The Master said, 'Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.'

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