SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

interpersonal relationships

  • Mencius – Chapter 13.37

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    Mencius states merely feeding others without affection is like raising pigs; affection without respect equals keeping beasts. Genuine respect precedes gifts; hollow polite formalities without sincerity cannot bind a true gentleman.

  • The Analects – Chapter 19.3

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    Zizhang disagrees with Zixia’s selective friendship. He holds a gentleman honors virtuous people yet tolerates ordinary folks. One’s own virtue decides tolerance; blaming or rejecting others reveals insufficient self-cultivation.

  • The Analects – Chapter 18.10

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    The Duke of Zhou offered governing advice to Lu’s ruler: cherish kin, value ministers, retain loyal old officials without serious faults, and never demand flawless perfection from any single person, embodying Confucian tolerant and pragmatic talent-management wisdom.

  • Expanded Collection of Adages – Part 1

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    The wise writings of old instruct you earnestly and sincerely.Collected in rhyme and expanded into text, they broaden your sight and hearing.

  • Zeng Guang Xian Wen – Expanded Collection of Adages

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    Zeng Guang Xian Wen (Expanded Collection of Worthy Sayings, Expanded Collection of Adages), also known as Zengguang Xianwen, Xishi Xianwen (Ancient Wise Sayings) or Gu Jin Xianwen (Wise Sayings Past and Present), is a highly influential classic of Chinese enlightenment literature and a collection of maxims.