圣人过善 (聖人過善) shèngrén guò shàn
          
              shèngrén guò shàn 
              
              phrase 
              a sage transcends goodness 
              Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
              
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                Notes: Quote: from Scroll 10, Chapter 35 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Chan 1963, p. 278)