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The Analects – Chapter 95 (5.5). Confucius’ defense of virtue over rhetoric
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5.5 Someone said, “Ran Yong is benevolent, but he is a poor talker.”
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The Analects – Chapter 93 (5.3). Forging virtue in barren soil
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5.3 Of Zijian he said, “A gentleman indeed is such a one as he! If the land of Lu were indeed without gentlemen, how could he have learnt this?”
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The Analects – Chapter 92 (5.1, 5.2). Personal ethics and marriage choices
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5.1, 5.2 The Master said of Gongye Chang, “Though he has suffered imprisonment, he is not an unfit person to choose as a husband; for it was not through any fault of his own.” He married him to his daughter.
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The Analects – Chapter 91 (4.26). Boundary preservation in relationships
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4.26 Ziyou said, “In the service of one’s prince repeated scolding can only lead to loss of favour; in friendship, it can only lead to estrangement.