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The Analects – Chapter 130 (6.12). Ran Qiu’s self-drawn line
6.12 Ran Qiu said,”It is not that your Way does not commend itself to me, but that it demands powers I do not possess.”
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The Analects – Chapter 129 (6.11). Confucius’ ode to Yan Hui’s joy beyond material want
6.11 The Master said, “Incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a gourdful of water to drink, living in a mean street – others would have found it unendurably depressing, but to Hui’s cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!”
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The Analects – Chapter 128 (6.10). When virtue meets tragedy: Confucius’ lament for Ran Boniu
6.10 When Ran Geng was ill, the Master went to enquire after him, and grasping his hand through the window said, “It is all over with him! Heaven has so ordained it — but that such a man should have such an illness! That such a man should have such an illness!”
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The Analects – Chapter 127 (6.9). Min Ziqian’s defiance of power
6.9 The Ji Family wanted to make Min Ziqian governor of Mi.
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The Analects – Chapter 126 (6.8). Confucius on harnessing diverse strengths for statecraft
6.8 Ji Kang asked whether Zilu was the right sort of person to put into office.
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The Analects – Chapter 125 (6.7). Yan Hui embodied benevolence as second nature
6.7 The Master said, “Hui is capable of occupying his whole mind for three months on end with no thought but that of benevolence. The others can do so, some for a day, some even for a month; but that is all.”