Analects 15.29

Original Text:

子曰人能弘道非道弘人

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “Human beings can broaden the Way—it is not the Way that broadens human beings.”

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

The Master said, A person can enlarge the Way, but the Way cannot enlarge a person.

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