7.13 The rites to which the Master gave the greatest attention were those connected with purification before sacrifice, with war and with sickness.
7.12 The Master said, “If any means of escaping poverty presented itself that did not involve doing wrong, I would adopt it, even as a lowly attendant holding a whip. But so long as it is a question of illegitimate means, I shall continue to pursue the quests that I love.”
7.11 The Master said to Yan Hui, “When employed, we act; when set aside, we withdraw. Only you and I can do this!”
7.10 When the Master had wailed at a funeral. during the rest of the day he did not sing.
7.9 If at a meal the Master found himself seated next to someone who was in mourning, he did not eat his fill.
7.8 The Master said,”Only one who bursts with eagerness do I instruct; only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and a man cannot come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson.”
7.6 The Master said, “Set your heart upon the Way, support yourself by its power, lean upon Goodness, seek distraction in the arts”
7.5 The Master said,”How utterly have things gone to the bad with me! It is long now indeed since I dreamed that I saw the Duke of Zhou.”