SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.24

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    Ana

    Zi Gong asked, “What about someone whom everyone in the village likes?”The Master said, “That is not sufficient grounds for approval.”Zi Gong asked again, “What about someone whom everyone in the village dislikes?”The Master replied, “That is also insufficient. It is better if the good people in the village like him, and the bad…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.23

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person seeks harmony but not blind conformity; the petty person seeks conformity but not true harmony.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.22

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    Ana

    The Master said, “People of the south have a saying: ‘A person without constancy cannot even become a shaman or physician.’ How excellent this saying is!”He then quoted the Book of Changes: “If one does not maintain his virtue consistently, he will surely bring shame upon himself.”The Master added, “Such a person need not…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.21

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    Ana

    The Master said, “If I cannot find someone who follows the middle way to associate with, I would surely choose the bold or the principled! The bold are eager to advance; the principled refuse to do certain things.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.20

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    Ana

    Zi Gong asked, “What must one be like to be called a ‘shi’ (a morally responsible scholar-official)?”The Master said, “One who acts with a sense of shame and, when sent on missions abroad, fulfills his ruler’s charge without disgracing it—such a person may be called a shi.”Zi Gong asked, “May I ask about the…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.19

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    Ana

    Fan Chi asked about benevolence/humaneness. The Master said, “Be respectful in daily life, diligent in your duties, and loyal in your dealings with others. Even if you go to barbarian lands, do not abandon these virtues.”