The Analects/Book 12/12.16

Book 12, Passage 12.16

The Master said, 'The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the…

子曰：“君子成人之美，不成人之恶。小人反是。”

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子zǐ曰yuē：“君jūn子zǐ成chéng人rén之zhī美měi，不bù成chéng人rén之zhī恶è。小xiǎo人rén反fǎn是shì。”

1The Master said, 'The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the opposite of this.'

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