Analects 5.27
Original Text:
子曰已矣乎吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “I should just give up! I have yet to meet someone who is able to perceive his own faults and then take himself to task inwardly.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, It’s hopeless! I have yet to see anyone who can recognize his faults, look inside himself, and put the blame there.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.