5.12 Zigong said, “What I do not want others to do to me, I have no desire to do to others.” The Master said, “Oh Ci! You have not quite got to that point yet.”
5.11 The Master said, “I have never yet seen a man who was truly steadfast.”
5.10 Zai Yu used to sleep during the day. The Master said, “Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor a wall of dried dung be trowelled. What use is there in my scolding him any more?”
5.9 The Master in discussing Zigong said to him, “Which do you yourself think is the better, you or Hui?”
5.8 Meng Wu asked whether Zilu was benevolent. The Master said, “I do not know.”
5.7 The Master said, “The Way/Dao makes no progress. I shall get upon a raft and float out to sea. I am sure You would come with me.”
5.6 The Master gave Qidiao Kai leave to take office, but he replied,”I have not yet sufficiently perfected myself in the virtue of good faith.” The Master was delighted.
5.5 Someone said, “Ran Yong is benevolent, but he is a poor talker.”