SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

The Analects

  • The Analects – Chapter 16.5

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “There are three kinds of beneficial joys and three kinds of harmful joys. To take joy in regulating oneself through rites and music, to take joy in praising others’ virtues, and to take joy in having many worthy friends – these are beneficial. To take joy in arrogance, to take joy in…

  • The Analects – Chapter 16.4

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “There are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. Friendship with the upright, friendship with the trustworthy, and friendship with the well-informed – these are beneficial. Friendship with the fawning, friendship with the insincerely agreeable, and friendship with the glibly eloquent – these are harmful.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 16.3

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “The stipends and authority have been removed from the ducal house for five generations; political power has rested with the high ministers for four generations. Therefore, the descendants of the Three Huan families are now in decline.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 16.2

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    Ana

    Confucius said, “When the world is governed by the Way, rites and music and decisions on military campaigns originate from the Son of Heaven. When the world lacks the Way, they originate from the feudal lords. When they come from the feudal lords, rarely does their rule last beyond ten generations; when they come…

  • The Analects – Chapter 16.1

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    Ana

    The Ji family (a powerful ministerial clan in Lu) planned to attack Zhuanyu, a small state subordinate to Lu. Ran You and Zilu went to see Confucius and said, “The Ji family is about to take military action against Zhuanyu.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.42

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    Ana

    The blind musician Shi Mian came to visit Confucius. When he reached the steps, the Master said, “These are the steps.” When he approached the mat, the Master said, “This is the mat.” After everyone was seated, Confucius informed him, “So-and-so is here, and so-and-so is here.”After Shi Mian left, Zi Zhang asked, “Is…

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.41

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    Ana

    The Master said, “In language, it is enough that words convey meaning clearly.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.40

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    Ana

    The Master said, “When paths differ, one does not conspire together.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.39

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    Ana

    The Master said, “In education, there should be no distinction among classes.”