君子不器 jūnzi bù qì

jūnzi bù qì set phrase a person of virtue is not a tool
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Quote: meaning that a person of virtue has multiple strengths; idiom extracted from Book 2 為政 Wei Zheng of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (retranslated from Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 14; Guoyu '君子不器'; Mathews 1931 '君子不器', p. 72)

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  • Scroll 1 Tiantai Chuan Fo Xin Yinji 天台傳佛心印記 — count: 1
  • Scroll 2 Zhe Yi Lun 折疑論 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Jing Tu Sheng Wusheng Lun 淨土生無生論 — count: 1
  • Scroll 8 Beishan Record 北山錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 2 Guan Wu Liang Shou Fo Jing Shu Miao Zong Chao 觀無量壽佛經疏妙宗鈔 — count: 1