What is the original Chinese?

譬如爲山，未成一簣，止，吾止也. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

未成一簣，止，吾止也

Building a mountain, one basket short. If I stop, I'm the one who stopped.

Confucius, Analects 9.18

What it means

Unfinished work is nobody's fault but the person who quit. Even one basket from the top, stopping is a choice you make. Own your progress and own your stops.

The source

"Building a mountain, one basket short. If I stop, I'm the one who stopped." Confucius said it in Analects 9.18. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"譬如爲山，未成一簣，止，吾止也"

Original Chinese, Analects 9.18. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Confucius (551-479 BC). Teacher from the state of Lu whose conversations, collected by his students as the Analects, shaped two thousand years of Chinese ethics. He taught that character is built through learning, ritual and honest self-examination.

Questions

What does "Building a mountain, one basket short. If I stop, I'm the one who stopped." mean?: Unfinished work is nobody's fault but the person who quit. Even one basket from the top, stopping is a choice you make. Own your progress and own your stops.
Who said "Building a mountain, one basket short. If I stop, I'm the one who stopped."?: Confucius (551-479 BC). Source: Analects 9.18.
What is the original Chinese?: 譬如爲山，未成一簣，止，吾止也. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Building a mountain, one basket short. If I stop, I'm the one who stopped." (Confucius, Analects 9.18, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/building-a-mountain-one-basket-short-if-i