“The Master said, 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their goo…” — Analects 7.21 – tr. James Legge (1861) · The Inspired Sage

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The Master said, 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.'

— Analects 7.21 – tr. James Legge (1861)

Analects 7.21 – tr. James Legge (1861)

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Source: Analects 7.21 – tr. James Legge (1861)
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“The Master said, 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their goo…” — Analects 7.21 – tr. James Legge (1861) · The Inspired Sage