Analects 7.30

Original Text:

子曰仁远乎哉我欲仁斯仁至矣

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “Is Goodness really so far away? If I simply desire Goodness, I will find that it is already here.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, Is humaneness so far away? If I want humaneness, then humaneness is right here.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

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