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The Analects – Chapter 70 (4.5). Righteousness as the compass for wealth and poverty
4.5 Wealth and rank are what every man desires; but if they can only be retained to the detriment of the Way he professes, he must relinquish them.
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The Analects – Chapter 69 (4.3, 4.4). Impartial judgment rooted in benevolence
4.3, 4.4 Of the adage “Only a benevolent man knows how to like people, knows how to dislike them,” the Master said, “If the will be set on virtue, there will be no practice of wickedness.”
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The Analects – Chapter 68 (4.2). Benevolence as the moral anchor
4.2 The Master said, “Without benevolence a man Cannot for long endure adversity,Cannot for long enjoy prosperity.
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The Analects – Chapter 67 (4.1). Dwelling in benevolence
4.1 The Master said, “It is benevolence that gives to a neighbourhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the benevolence — how can he be accorded the name of wise?”
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The Analects – Chapter 66 (3.26). The erosion of virtue in ritual and rule
3.26 The Master said, “High office filled by men of narrow views, ritual performed without reverence, the forms of mourning observed without grief — these are things I cannot bear to see!”
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The Analects – Chapter 65 (3.25). Shao music vs. Wu music
3.25 The Master spoke of the Succession Dance as being perfect beauty and at the same time perfect goodness; but of the War Dance as being perfect beauty, but not perfect goodness.