Confucius said of the head of the Ji family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, “If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?”
孔子谓季氏：“八佾舞于庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？”
Source: The Analects, Ba Yi III, Chapter 1
Author: Confucius / 孔子
Confucius Quote on Ritual Propriety: If He Can Bear to Do This, What May He Not Bear to Do?
