SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

humility

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.19

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    The Master said, “The noble person worries about his own lack of ability, not about others’ failure to recognize him.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 15.18

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    The Master said, “The noble person takes righteousness as his substance, practices it through ritual propriety, expresses it with humility, and completes it through trustworthiness. Truly a noble person!”

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.44

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    A boy from Que Dang was sent to deliver a message. Someone asked Confucius, “Is he someone who seeks self-improvement?”The Master replied, “I saw him sitting in an adult’s seat and walking side by side with his elders. He is not one who truly seeks improvement – he merely wants to achieve success quickly.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.42

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    Zilu asked Confucius, “What makes a noble person (junzi)?”The Master said, “Cultivate yourself with reverence.”Zilu asked, “Is that all?”The Master replied, “Cultivate yourself so as to bring peace to others.”Zilu asked again, “Is that all?”The Master said, “Cultivate yourself so as to bring peace to all the people. Even Yao and Shun would have…

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.39

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    While in Wei, Confucius was playing the qing (a stone chime). A reclusive passerby carrying a straw basket happened to walk by Confucius’s gate and said upon hearing the sound, “Ah! There is intention behind this chime!”After a moment, he added, “How narrow-minded! So obstinately persistent! If no one understands you, just let it…

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.33

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    The Master said, “A thoroughbred horse is praised not for its strength, but for its virtue.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.30

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    The Master said, “Do not worry that others do not understand you; worry that you lack ability.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.29

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    Zigong was fond of criticizing others. The Master said, “Ci (Zigong), are you already so virtuous? As for me, I have no time for that.”

  • The Analects – Chapter 14.28

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    The Master said, “There are three qualities of the noble person’s Way, none of which I have been able to attain: the benevolent are free from anxiety, the wise are free from perplexity, and the courageous are free from fear.”Zigong replied, “This is precisely a description of yourself, Master!”