Book 14, Passage 14.23
The Master said, 'The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the mean man is downwards.'
子曰：“君子上达，小人下达。”
All 44 passages in Book 1423 of 44
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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.
上达、下达：有各种解释：一、上达于仁义，下达于财利；二、上达于道，下达于器（即农工商各业）、上达是日进乎高明，长进向上，下达是日究乎污下，沉沦向下。今从一义。