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The Analects – Chapter 9.30
Confucius said, “There are those with whom one can study together, but not proceed together on the Way; those with whom one can proceed on the Way, but not stand firm with; and those with whom one can stand firm, but not exercise discretion.”
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The Analects – Chapter 9.29
Confucius said, “The wise are not perplexed; the humane are not anxious; the courageous are not afraid.”
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The Analects – Chapter 9.28
Confucius said, “Only when the year turns cold do we know that the pine and cypress are the last to shed their leaves.”
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The Analects – Chapter 9.27
Confucius said, “Wearing a tattered cotton robe and standing beside someone clad in luxurious fox or badger fur – yet feeling no shame: perhaps only Zilu can do this! As the Odes say, ‘Not envious, not greedy – how could one not be good?’ ” Zilu recited this verse for the rest of his…
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The Analects – Chapter 9.26
Confucius said, “The commander of an army of three divisions may be taken away, but the will of an ordinary man cannot be taken from him.”
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The Analects – Chapter 9.25
Confucius said, “Hold loyalty and trustworthiness as your foundation; do not befriend those who are inferior to yourself; and when you make a mistake, do not fear correcting it.”