子夏曰：“君子有三变：望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。”
1Tsze-hsia said, 'The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.'
Book 19, Passage 19.9
Tsze-hsia said, 'The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak,…
子夏曰：“君子有三变：望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。”
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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.
俨然：庄严的样子。
即：接近。