The Analects论语

Book 19, Passage 19.13

Tsze-hsia said, 'The officer, having discharged all his duties, should devote his leisure to learning. The student, having completed his learning, should apply…

子夏曰:“仕而优则学,学而优则仕。”
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子zǐ夏xià曰yuē:“仕shì而ér优yōu则zé学xué,学xué而ér优yōu则zé仕shì。”

1Tsze-hsia said, 'The officer, having discharged all his duties, should devote his leisure to learning. The student, having completed his learning, should apply himself to be an officer.'

All 25 passages in Book 19