子貢問：「師與商也孰賢？」子曰：「師也過，商也不及。」曰：「然則師愈與？」子曰：「過猶不及。」
"Zi Gong asked which of the two, Shi or Shang, was the superior. The Master said, 'Shi goes beyond the due mean, and Shang does not come up to it.' 'Then,' said Zi Gong, 'the superiority is with Shi, I suppose.' The Master said, 'To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.'"
Unless noted otherwise, all quotations of classical texts and accompanying translations come from the Chinese Text Project
Unless noted otherwise, all quotations of classical texts and accompanying translations come from the Chinese Text Project
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