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The Analects – Chapter 119 (6.1). Confucius’ meritocratic praise of Ran Yong
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6.1, The Master said, “Now Yong, for example. I should not mind setting him with his face to the south.”
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The Analects – Chapter 118 (5.28). How Confucius elevated innate virtue to noble character?
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5.28 The Master said, “In a hamlet of ten houses you may be sure of finding someone quite as loyal and true to his word as I. But I doubt if you would find anyone with such a love of learning.”
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The Analects – Chapter 117 (5.27). Confucius on humanity’s struggle for self-awareness
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5.27 The Master said, “In vain have I looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.”
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The Analects – Chapter 115 (5.25). Confucius’ indictment of hypocrisy through the lens of Zuo Qiuming
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5.25 The Master said, “Clever talk, a pretentious manner and a reverence that is only of the feet — Zuo Qiuming was incapable of stooping to them, and I too could never stoop to them. Having to conceal one’s indignation and keep on friendly terms with the people against whom one feels it —…