SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.5

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    Ana

    The Master said, “How filial Min Ziqian is! No one disputes what his parents and brothers say about him.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.4

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    Ana

    The Master said, “Hui is not the one who helps me advance – there is nothing in my words that he does not accept with delight.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.3

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    Ana

    Among Confucius’s disciples, each excelled in different areas: Yan Yuan, Min Ziqian, Ran Boniu, and Zhong Gong stood out in moral character; Zai Wo and Zi Gong were gifted in speech (diplomatic eloquence and debate); Ran You and Ji Lu (Zilu) were skilled in state affairs; and Zi You and Zi Xia excelled in…

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.2

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    Ana

    The Master said, “Those who followed me during my hardships in Chen and Cai are now no longer at my gate.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.1

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    Ana

    The Master said, “Those who studied ritual and music before entering government were commoners from the countryside; those who entered government first and then studied ritual and music were nobles (junzi). If I were to choose whom to employ, I would follow the former group.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 10.18

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    Ana

    When the pheasants sensed a change in human expression, they immediately took flight; after circling in the air, they settled again. Confucius, observing this, remarked, “Ah, the female pheasant on the mountain ridge – how timely she is! How perfectly she understands the right moment!” Hearing this, Zilu bowed respectfully toward the bird. It…