The Master discusses with his disciples and unveil his preoccupations with society. Tr. Legge (en), Lau (en) and Couvreur (fr).
The different manners of the superior and the mean man.
The Master said, "The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is adulatory, but not affable."
Legge XIII.23.
The Master said, 'The gentleman agrees with others without being an echo. The small man echoes without being in agreement.'
Lau [13:23]
Le Maître dit : « L'homme honorable cultive l'harmonie et non le conformisme. L'homme de peu cultive le conformisme et non l'harmonie. »
Couvreur XIII.23.
The Analects of Confucius – Lun Yu XIII. 23. (340) – Chinese on/off – Français/English
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