Original Text:
子曰君子贞而不谅
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “The gentleman is true, but not rigidly trustworthy.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, The gentleman is firm but not stubbornly unbending.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.