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You has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments.
由也升堂矣，未入于室也。
Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 15
Author: Confucius
The Hall and the Inner Chamber: A Metaphor for Stages of Learning
You has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments.
由也升堂矣，未入于室也。
Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 15
Author: Confucius
