The Analects论语

Book 2, Passage 2.14

The Master said, 'The superior man is catholic and no partisan. The mean man is partisan and not catholic.'

子曰:“君子周而不比,小人比而不周。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“君jūn子zǐ周zhōu而ér不bù比bǐ,小xiǎo人rén比bǐ而ér不bù周zhōu。”

1The Master said, 'The superior man is catholic and no partisan. The mean man is partisan and not catholic.'

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.

周:团结多数人。比:勾结。

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