贤者为礼 (賢者為禮) xián zhě wèi lǐ

xián zhě wèi lǐ phrase a worthy person who performs proper ceremonies
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from Chapter 3 竹林 Bamboo Forest in Scroll 2 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 Dong, Queen, and Major tr. 2016, p. 91)