He who is influenced neither by the soaking in of slander nor by the assault of… — Confucius
He who is influenced neither by the soaking in of slander nor by the assault of denunciation may indeed be called illumined.
In the original Chinese
浸润之谮、肤受之诉、不行焉、可谓明也已矣、浸润之谮、肤受之诉、不行焉、可谓远也已矣。
Analects · 221 BC
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Confucius. The Analects, edited and translated by Annping Chin. Penguin Classics, 2014.
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Confucius. 論語 [The Analects]. c. 479 BCE.