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 , Subdomain: , Concept:
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)