Partisan

Analects 15.22

Original Text:

子曰君子矜而不争群而不党

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “The gentleman is proud, but not competitive. He is sociable, but not partisan.”

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

The Master said, The gentleman is proud but not contentious; he joins with others but is not cliquish.

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

Analects 2.14

Original Text:

子曰君子周而不比小人比而不周

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “The gentleman is broad and not partial; the petty person is partial and not broad.”

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

The Master said, The gentleman is fair-minded and not partisan. The petty man is partisan and not fair-minded.

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