The Two Deflections: Beyond the Mean, and Short of It

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Confucius said: “Shi (Zi Zhang) goes beyond the mean; Shang (Zi Xia) does not reach it.”

Shi goes beyond the due mean, and Shang does not come up to it.

师也过，商也不及。

Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 16

Author: Confucius

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