SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.36

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    Ana

    The Master said, “When confronted with an act of humaneness, do not yield even to your teacher.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.35

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The people’s need for humaneness is even greater than their need for water and fire. I have seen people die by stepping into water or fire, but I have never seen anyone die from practicing humaneness.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.34

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person cannot be fully known through small matters, yet can be entrusted with great responsibilities; the petty person cannot be entrusted with great responsibilities, yet can be understood through small matters.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.33

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    Ana

    The Master said, “If one attains a position through wisdom but cannot preserve it through humaneness, even if gained, it will surely be lost. If one attains it through wisdom and can preserve it through humaneness, yet does not govern with dignity, the people will not show respect. Even if one has wisdom, preserves…

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.32

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person seeks the Way, not sustenance. In farming, hunger may still occur; in studying, official emolument often follows. Thus, the noble person worries about the Way, not about poverty.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.31

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    Ana

    The Master said, “I once spent a whole day without eating and a whole night without sleeping, devoting myself entirely to thinking – but gained nothing. It is better to study than to ponder in vain.”