SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.26

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person is calm and composed but not arrogant; the petty person is arrogant but not calm.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.25

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person (Confucian gentleman) is easy to work with but hard to please. If you try to please him in ways that violate the Way (Dao), he will not be pleased; yet when he employs others, he uses them according to their abilities. The petty person is hard to work…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.24

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    Ana

    Zi Gong asked, “What about someone whom everyone in the village likes?”The Master said, “That is not sufficient grounds for approval.”Zi Gong asked again, “What about someone whom everyone in the village dislikes?”The Master replied, “That is also insufficient. It is better if the good people in the village like him, and the bad…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.23

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    Ana

    The Master said, “The noble person seeks harmony but not blind conformity; the petty person seeks conformity but not true harmony.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.22

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    Ana

    The Master said, “People of the south have a saying: ‘A person without constancy cannot even become a shaman or physician.’ How excellent this saying is!”He then quoted the Book of Changes: “If one does not maintain his virtue consistently, he will surely bring shame upon himself.”The Master added, “Such a person need not…

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.21

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    Ana

    The Master said, “If I cannot find someone who follows the middle way to associate with, I would surely choose the bold or the principled! The bold are eager to advance; the principled refuse to do certain things.”