Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
The Master said, “In education, there should be no distinction among classes.”
The Master said, “Those who studied ritual and music before entering government were commoners from the countryside; those who entered government first and then studied ritual and music were nobles (junzi). If I were to choose whom to employ, I would follow the former group.”
6.6 The Master said of Ran Yong, “If the offspring of a brindled ox is ruddy-coated and has grown its horns, however much people might hesitate to use it, would the hills and streams really reject it?”