The Master’s Confidence: A Year to Set Things Right, Three Years to Achieve Success

Confucius said: “If employed, in a year I could set things right; in three years, I would achieve success.”

If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.

苟有用我者。期月而已可也,三年有成。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 10

Author: Confucius

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