Book 6, Passage 6.29

The Master said, 'Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Constant Mean! Rare for a long time has been its practise among the people.'

子曰：“中庸之为德也，其至矣乎！民鲜久矣。”

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1 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ曰yuē：“中zhōng庸yōng之zhī为wéi德dé也yě，其qí至zhì矣yǐ乎hū！民mín鲜xiǎn久jiǔ矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Constant Mean! Rare for a long time has been its practise among the people.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

中庸：孔子学说的一种最高道德标准。中，折中，调和，无过之也无不及。庸，平常，普通。

鲜：少。