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Lun Yu Introduction Table of content – The Analects of Confucius

The Master discusses with his disciples and unveil his preoccupations with society. Tr. Legge (en), Lau (en) and Couvreur (fr).

Lunyu XIX. 21. (505)

The superior man does not conceal his errors, nor persist in them:– by Tsze-kung.
Tsze-kung said, "The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his faults, and all men see them; he changes again, and all men look up to him."

Legge XIX.21.

Tzu-kung said, 'The gentleman's errors are like an eclipse of the sun and moon in that when he errs the whole world sees him doing so and when he reforms the whole world looks up to him.'

Lau [19:21]

Tzeu koung dit : « Les fautes d'un homme honorable sont comme les éclipses du soleil et de la lune. Quand il s'égare, tous les yeux le voient. Quand il se corrige, tous les regards le contemplent. » ,

Couvreur XIX.21.

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