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The Analects – Chapter 141 (6.23). Confucian dualism of wisdom and benevolence
6.23 The Master said, “The wise man delights in water, the benevolent man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the benevolent stay still. The wise are happy; but the benevolent, secure.”
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The Analects – Chapter 139 (6.21). Confucius’ pedagogy of aptitude-based teaching
6.21 The Master said, “To men who have risen at all above the middling sort, one may talk of things higher yet. But to men who are at all below the middling sort it is useless to talk of things that are above them.”
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The Analects – Chapter 138 (6.20). Confucius’ three realms of intellectual fulfillment
6.20The Master said, “To prefer it is better than only to know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.”
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The Analects – Chapter 137 (6.19). Confucius on integrity as life’s foundation
6.19The Master said, “Man’s very life is honesty, in that without it he will be lucky indeed if he escapes with his life.”