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The Analects – Chapter 43 (3.3). The soul beneath the ritual
3.3 Confucius said, “A man who is not benevolent, what can he have to do with ritual? A man who is not benevolent, what can he have to do with music?
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The Analects – Chapter 42 (3.2). Sacrilege of power
3.2 The Three Families used the Yong Song during the removal of the sacrificial vessels. Confucius said, “‘By rulers and lords attended,The Son of Heaven, mysterious….’ What possible application can such words have in the hall of the Three Families?”
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The Analects – Chapter 40 (2.24). Integrity and valor
2.24 Confucius said, “Just as to sacrifice to ancestors other than one’s own is presumption, so to see what is right and not do it is cowardice.”
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The Analects – Chapter 39 (2.23). Continuity and change of the history
2.23 Zizhang asked whether the state of things ten generations hence could be foretold.