SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.24

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “When one hears stern, principled words that accord with ritual and righteousness, can one fail to obey? But what matters is genuinely correcting oneself. When one hears gentle, agreeable words of guidance, can one fail to feel pleased? But what matters is carefully reflecting on their meaning. If one merely feels pleased…

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.23

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “Young people are to be respected – how can we know that those who come after will not surpass us? Yet if someone reaches forty or fifty and remains unheard of, such a person is no longer worthy of respect.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.22

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “There are cases where sprouts appear but no blossoms; there are cases where blossoms appear but no fruit!”

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.21

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    Ana

    When speaking of Yan Hui, Confucius said, “What a pity! I saw him constantly advancing – I never saw him stop.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.20

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “The one who never shows laziness when I speak to him – is it not Yan Hui?”

  • The Analects – Chapter 9.19

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “Suppose you are piling up earth to make a mountain. If you stop just one basket short of completion – that stopping is my own doing. Suppose you are leveling ground, and even if you have only dumped one basket – you are advancing, because I am moving forward.”