君子は和して同ぜず、小人は同じて和せず。 - 孔子 (紀元前551? - 前479): 『論語』子路
/ (［（漢）君子和而不同、小人同而不和。］)
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The gentleman is harmonious but not conformable; the small man is conformable but not harmonious. - Confucius (551? - 479B.C.): Lun Yü [The Analects (of Confucius)] (trans. by Kô Shyôrin (1958 - ))
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