Confucius. Book 1, Chapter 7.
Book 1, Hsio R.
Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere: ‹ although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has."
Book 1, Hsio R.
Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere: ‹ although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has."
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Text source: Lun Yu, The Confucian Analects. Translated by James Legge.
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