“The Master said, 'When the year becomes cold, then we know how the pine and the cypress are the last to lose t…” — Analects 9.27 – tr. James Legge (1861) · The Inspired Sage

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The Master said, 'When the year becomes cold, then we know how the pine and the cypress are the last to lose their leaves.'

— Analects 9.27 – tr. James Legge (1861)

Analects 9.27 – tr. James Legge (1861)

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Source: Analects 9.27 – tr. James Legge (1861)
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“The Master said, 'When the year becomes cold, then we know how the pine and the cypress are the last to lose t…” — Analects 9.27 – tr. James Legge (1861) · The Inspired Sage