6.3 Duke Ai asked which of the disciples had a love of learning.
6.2 Ran Yong asked about Zisang Bozi. The Master said, “He is suited to be an official and he is lax.”
6.1, The Master said, “Now Yong, for example. I should not mind setting him with his face to the south.”
5.28 The Master said, “In a hamlet of ten houses you may be sure of finding someone quite as loyal and true to his word as I. But I doubt if you would find anyone with such a love of learning.”
5.27 The Master said, “In vain have I looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.”
5.25 The Master said, “Clever talk, a pretentious manner and a reverence that is only of the feet — Zuo Qiuming was incapable of stooping to them, and I too could never stoop to them. Having to conceal one’s indignation and keep on friendly terms with the people against whom one feels it —…
5.23 The Master said, “Boyi (Bo Yi) and Shuqi (Shu Qi) never bore old ills in mind and had but the faintest feelings of rancour.”