Chapter 7, Part 10 - Confucius

The Master said to Yen Yuan, "When called to office, to undertake its duties; when not so called, to he retired; it is only I and you who have attained to this."

Tsze-lu said, "If you had the conduct of the armies of a great state, whom would you have to act with you?"

The Master said, "I would not have him to act with me, who will unarmed attack a tiger, or cross a river without a boat, dying without any regret. My associate must be the man who proceeds to action full of solicitude, who is fond of adjusting his plans, and then carries them into execution."
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~

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