Analects 9.4

Original Text:

子绝四毋意毋必毋固毋我

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master was entirely free of four faults: arbitrariness, inflexibility, rigidity, and selfishness.

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

The Master observed four prohibitions: no willfulness, no obstinacy, no narrow-mindedness, no egotism.

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

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