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If names are not correct, language does not match the truth of things and affairs cannot succeed
Drawn from what Confucius said
What Confucius actually said
- Confucius Chinese teacher and thinker (traditionally dated 551 to 479 BCE)
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.
Where this was said
↗The Analects, as recorded by his disciples (tr. James Legge, 1861)gutenberg.org
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