The Doctrine of the Mean. Chapter 2.

1. Chung-ni said, "The superior man embodies the course of the Mean; the mean man acts contrary to the course of the Mean.

2. "The superior man's embodying the course of the Mean is because he is a superior man, and so always maintains the Mean. The mean man's acting contrary to the course of the Mean is because he is a mean man, and has no caution."

Text source: The Doctrine of the Mean. Translated by James Legge.

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