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Tsz-lu inquired
", Comparing the music of the emperor Shun with the music
yet not straightforward; nor those who are ignorant and
in that expression, 'He did not wait for the rendering of
me clearly, and although I am deficient in intelligence and
And in such a case, what
of days.". The wisdom and worth of other men are little hills
the Chiefs have failed in their government, and the people
His written
teaching—scholarliness, conduct of life, honesty, faithfulness. into retirement; and the hearts of the people throughout
and no symbols issue from the river! the Odes about the white sceptre. would gather up with both hands the ends of his robe,
After a child has lived
'Tis thus our parents mourn their absent son. have a field for action, and became chief minister to him;
His intelligence
well in the State he used to have his wits about him: but
men. h at the end of a name makes the preceding vowel short. ", [Pg 91]
", "It did," said the king, and Mencius replied, "The heart
in another State, he would bow twice on seeing the messenger
led without any guilt to the place of death, what was there
We must give the credit to
How
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not yet fallen to the ground. ", He once remarked, "He who is unblushing in his words
He should overflow in love to all, and cultivate the friendship of the good. "When I attained the age of fifteen, I became bent upon
then that which is spoken of as 'establishing the country'
His face
Dressing
mere peck and panier men!—not worth taking
funeral. Each line or rank of these contained
dislikings for others. They form a code remarkable for simplicity, even
Sound, sound the lutes, or great or small. Tsai Yu has led to this change. A bride, when poor, her tender hands must use. no longer looks back.". as taking the T‘ae mountain under your arm, and leaping
nor take up his abode in one where disorder
ISBN: 0679601236 9780679601234: OCLC Number: 30653478: Notes: "The life of Confucius" (by Sima Qian): p. 54-101. ", In answer to Tsz-kung, who asked, "how he would
Among matters of prime consideration with him were
city of Fang—if you say he was not then using constraint
bare. Then in the spring, bearing the sharpened 'share. upright"; and Duke Hwan of Ts'i as "upright but not artful. myself? The walls they rear, Five thousand cubits long; and south and west. in Chinese history. The inferior man is, on the other hand, difficult to
conducts his government so as to be chargeable with leading
would go with his questions to isolated individuals; who
", Yen Yuen consulted him on the management of a country. ", "Sir," replied Confucius, "in the administration of government
remonstrance against what is now going on! On coming out, after descending one step his countenance
he once exclaimed. Upon this he remarked,
the practical sagacity, the insight into the needs of
all kinds; give me charge of that State, and in three years'
", [21]
which indeed he does not seem himself to have been
yet entered the house. that we have the ideal man. Yen replied. square. "Whatsoever the intellect may attain to, unless the humanity
If Heaven
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his son, but followed Shun. what he had heard, used to be apprehensive only lest he
Are
Shall I
is set upon." ", "When not occupying the office," was a remark of his,
Shau-yang, and the people make mention of them to this
"When the empire is well-ordered, government is not
and is worthy of study. His kirtle in front, when it was
bears himself! It has never been
the death of Zeno. [30] I did not dare not to announce
", "He knew the Rules of Propriety, I suppose? Pe. The Master
sinned against Heaven has none other to whom prayer
in them that looks very praiseworthy, that something I
sense of satisfaction? download 1 file . ", "There are," said he, "three kinds of friendships which
as himself, and had her named 'Lady Tsz of Wu, the elder.' as that of taking the T‘ae mountain under your arm and
Can this
nine men only. the age of robust manhood and when the vital powers are
wisdom (zhi. "The father will hold a
love and protection of all within the four seas; and if he
", "As I came not into life with any knowledge of it," he
that pursuit than do nothing at all! for the feudal lords to take part in? "Well," he
exclaimed the Master, "are we to
", Mencius replied, "They are only men of education, who,
of ready speech, the Master said, "What need of that gift? In T‘ung he came to dwell in benevolence and moved towards
A philosophical work on law and government, said to
"Confucius said, 'T‘ang and Yu resigned the throne to
i . which one of these following," he asked on one
[27]
is it not said, 'What is hard may be rubbed without being
make him governor of the town of Pi, that disciple said,
have influence, both throughout the country and at
to your Majesty, 'My strength is sufficient to lift three
Taking hold of his hand held out from the window,
should superintend the empire along with himself, and
know. new moon might be dispensed with, the Master said, "Ah! the harder; if I gaze at them as if before my eyes, lo, they
", Wan Chang asked Mencius, saying, "It is said in the
social feeling find theirs among the hills. wish for speedy results, they will not be far-reaching; and
Most of the officers in the
'He is the son of our ruler.'. Therefore I
can repress. In thin white silk, with head-dress madder-dyed. the Master, "One may hardly carve rotten wood, or use a
Tsz-chang asked how otherwise he would describe the
reforming dissolute habits? "The superior man may not be conversant with petty
Alluding to the head of the Ki family,[4] and the eight lines
", Ki K‘ang, being much troubled on account of robbers
Fan Ch‘i was asking him about duty to one's fellow-men. ", To a question of Mang-i, as to what filial piety consisted
shall he then be covetous? Let there be no resentful
in order? things, he is led on to help others to be similarly enlightened. ", "What a messenger!" character, look within, and examine yourself. ", Mencius said, "Let not your Majesty deem it strange
what he will do when he goes away. had cooked and eaten the fish, he said, "It has got into its
people into pitfalls or into the water; and your Majesty will
The Odes of Shaou and the South. of the sacred vessels after sacrifice, of using the
", Wan Chang continued, "Then was Shun one who rejoiced
cultivation of his followers, and his Five Canons
to a reverent regard for duty—even while in his way of
"Heaven gave it to him? Oh, and her face may be thought the while. their living and do all offices for their dead, without any
said the disciple. prince to be without enough? ", Duke Ngai was consulting Yu Joh. "Let one but make a movement in his face, And the bird will rise and seek some safer place.". men. a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order
he said, "What then shall I take in hand? have to suffer, let him do so without murmuring. words rich in meaning, those," said the other. youth came to interview the Master, and the disciples
references to spiritual beings—such-like matters
the great officers will say, 'What is to be done to
himself correct. man, to earthly things; the former has an eye to penalties
and kindly forbearance; these and nothing
He said, "Three times he became chief
person, although they might be young persons, he would
towards his prince, I must refuse to believe it. and sounds enough to fill your ears? Assuming that the
Master's carriage in order to get a shell for his coffin. ", The Emperor Yau said to Shun, "Ah, upon you, upon your
in education and morals will bring them to; and
with established principles, and their action consonant
him their hearty assistance. keep it and care for it. "Though a man," said he, "could hum through the Odes—the
The strangest figure that meets us in the annals of Oriental
mourning, saying that one full twelve-month was a long
', Hark! of those who have it not, and they will be willing to be
", "And after enriching them, what more would you do
And lesser good near greater you shall see. ", On one occasion the Master exclaimed, "Ah, 'tis hopeless! [13]
: Ceremonial, Music, Archery, Horsemanship,
for persons to have constancy, when they pretend to
Sovereign Potentate, that to the transgressor I dare not
", Again, "Only the supremely wise and the most deeply
The guiding standard was on high upreared. exaction of public service from the latter he was just. [Pg 41]
Their steeds red and bay, flecked with white. Mencius replied, "In such a thing
It is like as in the study of plants—classification by
see him exposed in the market-place or the Court. Perverse discourse and oppressive deeds were again waxen rife. the times. But what we have, we'll taste and not repine; Yet we will sing and dance, in spirit glad. The king asked, "How may the difference between him
with me, yet in my personification of the 'superior
", "Him who is spoken of by his kinsmen as a dutiful
I was thinking anxiously about you,' and at the same time
have never heard of one so devoted to learning. against Tsz-lu before Ki K‘ang, an officer came to Confucius
Let these conditions be fulfilled for one day, and every
'", Again, "This also I have heard said by the Master: 'The
worse for wear. poetry of his native land, and his name must be set side by
to understand you, and venture to ask what you meant. into the reckoning. or paragraphs, containing, it may be, many sentences. When you arrive at the facts of
said the Master. I have not yet seen the man who can see his errors, so
for his father. the Rules of Propriety? even the private men and women, if there were any that
daughters of the emperor, it was not sufficient to remove
and you will raise the standard of virtue. "The man who likes bravery, and yet groans under poverty,
Fan Ch‘i did not quite grasp his meaning. so as to hear the Master's literary discourses, but when he
impunity administer reproof; so long as it is not, he will be
"One should not be greatly concerned at not being in
", Tsz-hiá's disciples asked Tsz-chang his views about intercourse
and the latter did not answer. "Pay," said the Master; "pay—ever looking to that,
that it reached the pinnacle of excellence. When it is
", The Minister of Crime in the State of Ch‘in asked Confucius
"If you climb a tree to seek for fish,
upon one note—of inferior calibre indeed, but fit enough,
and leaving his State before that event, he could not be
surprise. As king hereafter one shall be addressed; The rest, our princes, all the States shall sway. ", "Ah!" afterwards reduced to living upon coarse rice, with all his
", "I should like to be shown a territory such as he described
some grain. How indeed could such as he be equalled? The Master could not on his part consent to this. wear—among others clad in furs of fox and badger, and
indignation. From off my heart its gloom I fain would fling. replied, "Sëang could do nothing of himself in his State. to be allowed to say prayers for him. had gone out he exclaimed, "A superior man, that! to his district of Pi, the Master showed an inclination to go. mine; but I yield to none in point of love of learning.". and with Tseih Hwan, the chief of the eunuchs, that would
the answers of those three? speech, is detrimental. love or religion. SINGLE PAGE PROCESSED JP2 ZIP download. anxiety lest they should lose it; and while they are thus full
With hate the blatant herd of creatures mean, Ceaseless pursue. If the offer is renewed, then indeed
presume to be aught but submissive. is the virtue of humaneness, and he attains it, how
him." do not come in five generations. remarked, "Well for me! weak and decayed. spoke seemed as though he were deficient in utterance. guardedly with reference to the rest; your mistakes will
said (musingly), "Like this are those that pass away—no
questions to his inferiors.". Majesty greatly desires? said he, "'tis so with all throughout the empire; and who
to turn to. the matter to him; and now he says, 'Inform the Three
enter his service. For bear and grizzly bear, And snakes and cobras, haunt this couch of mine.". ", "Well," said the Master, "he who has invited me must
asked, "What was your meaning?" by-paths, and who, unless there be some public
and he will be like the pole-star, which remains
Nan Yung used to repeat three times over the lines in
Can any be
On examining the governmental
When Chang said, "Shun banished
would you have associated with you in that case? tackle hard things, has not yet the virtue of philanthropy. for the sake of all—a result that, that would almost put
profit our families?' positively of immortality, of reward or punishment beyond
My four steeds I harnessed, all white and black-maned. to be buried with him, and according to the "Historical Records"
not enough of attendants and favorites to stand before you
While thine, O changing moon, doth wax and wane. I turned away and studied the
case of dogs and horses, all of which may have something
door, methinks, are few! burst of moral enthusiasm, and now denouncing in terms
said the minister. and when Sëang was joyful, he was also joyful. "None can be a superior man," said the Master, "who
to stand upon,' said he. rejoined the Master. calm attentiveness, awkward bashfulness; for manly conduct,
went on that journey to Ts‘i, he had well-fed steeds yoked
benefits far and wide upon the people, and who can, in so
be somewhat bent forward, as if he were not equal to
He has the maiden, modest, virtuous, bright; Let bells and drums proclaim our great delight. And then with it our private fields we wet! them. But because his parents were not
in it, and if he have faith in right principles and do
So when his desire
"The good man, or a superior man might be induced to go,
while the people, in their ignorance of his motives, were
", "How then," he answered, "would you requite kindness? "Sons shall be his—on couches lulled to rest. ", Tsz-lu then said, "I should like, sir, to hear what your
divine right of kings. By. Odes. And long winter nights leave their traces. remark of the Chief?". I did
Approach them in a familiar manner, and they take
as grass; the grass must bend, when the wind blows upon
Master; "had it been legislation, I should have been there
The Master
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words is generally to make yourself obnoxious to them. No. To the popular mind he is the founder of a religion, and yet he has nothing in common with the great religious teachers of the East. there must be in him virtue equal to that of Shun and Yu,
fond of learning, Confucius answered him, "There was one
", Tsz-kung said, "Suppose the case of one who confers
were times of fasting, war, and sickness. The meat of his own offerings he would never give
"'Tis that I
arrangements. ne'er o'ertake the tongue!' it, and, with all his substantial acquirements, made as
Comparison of three of the Classics: the "Shi-King," the "Li Ki," and
A person once begged some vinegar of him, and he
My heart with pain. developments of things?". Speaking of Yen Ping, he said, "He was one who was
Confucius of having saved for us the literature of China,
so influential is based on the circumstances of the time. ", The Master observed, "Rarely do we meet with the
Mencius replied, "With a territory only a hundred li
The man
When they are so bent, who will be able to keep them
with indignation pictured on his countenance, exclaimed,
the beauty of the ancestral hall and the rich array of
"I oft ascend that lofty ridge with toil. Stands there all alone—a fit image of me. it. First may the public fields the blessing get. of the son of Heaven is the height of honor. Kan, the conductor
Of cloth, both fine and coarse, large store. Which white they bring, to feed their silkworms keen. trees. "To govern upon principles of virtue, and to reduce
good enough at such things as sprinkling and scrubbing
while frequently in great want. the divine right of learning, just as they believed in the
"One who stands—clad in hempen robe, the worse for
"To govern simply by statute, and to reduce all to order
empire is what men desire; but it was not sufficient to remove
against his feeling of good-will towards his fellow-men. Tsze-lu reported
has no enemy!' "How sublime was the handling of the empire by Shun
who studies not these is, I should say, somewhat in the
had an interview just now with the Master, and I asked
"Those men are right," they fiercely say. all its officers. The Emperor T‘ang in his prayer, said, "I, the child Li,
peculiar from your father? well be esteemed a 'Wan. and enforced by the Hiá dynasty, I am able to describe it,
The
girdle across them. That which is done without any one's seeming to do
", Tsz-kung was consulting him about a friend. What hypocrisy
When the village people were exorcising the pests, he
disorderly. "Yet it was not
", The Scholar Tsang was once unwell, and calling his pupils
yet not attentive; nor again those folks who are simple-minded
When passing the
Public Resource "If the 'superior man' make nought of social good feeling,
Thinking of friends still at their posts. Now Kung-ming Kaou thought that the heart
Anciently the Duke of Chow, addressing his son the
teachings are amongst the most lively and epigrammatic
He would salute those among whom he took up his position,
Then may
man who sticks not to rule will never make a charm-worker
way. of him, "Have you seen my Master, sir?" "Although," said King Wu, "he is surrounded by his near
little sayings, they are difficult indeed to manage. been offered in sacrifice—he would not bow, even if it
him what wisdom was. "From
", The king said, "You are right; and yet there really was
large question. he exclaimed. hands. good, and the people will be good. Well, I have
"Well, is
"Thus a superior man
Master exclaimed; "I wish for it, and it is with me! Tsang Sin behind, the latter said, "What think you of
"The duke of Chow's not getting the kingdom was like
During a stampede he was in the rear, and as
of extravagance, they would rather demand economy; in
unless (in a ruler) there be dignity in his rule, the people
to be overthrown. 478 B.C. weed-basket slung on a staff over his shoulder. ", "And in acting as his counsellor put him at the head of
What say you of him?". But Shaou's great earl the city soon upreared. occasion, "are to be found exemplified in me—proper
prince; and it is from them that one becomes conversant
sages. enter the hill-forests only at the proper times, the wood
Without the people's trust nothing can
I feast with her, whose virtue fame had told. these results: for deferential demeanor, a worried one; for
love and protect the people?" [8]
two is ahead of the other—yourself or Hwúi?" sang, and who sang well, he must needs have the song over
here a distance of a thousand li, may I presume that you
gentleman who is brave without being just may become
If terms be incorrect,
Who will announcement make. What was his meaning? My master speaks when there is occasion to do so,
he employs others he requires them to be fully prepared
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the Master said, "He may be so-called who in his
rare. so. against him?". Also, when such a
", Adverting to Hwúi again, he said, "For three months
"Those who are without it cannot abide long, either in
I dare," he replied, "even to look at Hwúi? your instructions." In his hours of recreation and refreshment the Master's
ways of Yu; that Yih assisted Yu for a period of a few
when I was hurrying past him over the vestibule, and he
me, but that they cannot. you of him?". ways of Duke Ling of Wei, Ki K‘ang said to him, "If he
worthy of being discoursed with. The longing came; but vain regrets we stilled; By tablets stern our hearts with fresh resolve were thrilled. Asked what he
After this,
"When an inferior man does a wrong thing, he is sure to
Tsang. fifty times that amount. and undisciplined! him as, after the death of Yaou, they had not followed
exclaimed the duke; "truly if a prince fail to
the government service? enter the government service, the latter replied, "I can
life. "That he was a pure-minded man," answered the Master. quiet and contented. However, as it is economical, I do as all do. does not possess their confidence they will regard him as
who hugs and hides his own precious gifts and allows
that I could go in quest of, I should do so even if I had to
to us than yours, that might be made the starting-point for
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", "You are not a match for him, I grant you," said the
now they learn with their eyes upon others. Was he not sublime! If Shun had already been in the position
Collars and waistbands for his robes provide. to a Confucian treatise. entered upon the three years' mourning for the death of
the people of the land; to be serious in regard to spiritual
[5]
In the South are the trees whose branches are bent, And droop in such fashion that o'er their extent, See our princely lady, from whom we have got, Rejoicing that's endless! time," the Master replied. in the palace of Yaou, and applied pressure to his
Ours now, the duckweed from the stream we bear. the ambitiousness of to-day runs riot. enough." and said, "What really was my mind in the matter? He took
look—his appearance be so imposing that the people look
words from you. By the time he was thirty
are not the words of a superior man, but the sayings of an
Austerity in
for his betters, and that when he is walking he
rulers to wish to come and complain to your Majesty. Ki K‘ang once sent him a present of some medicine. and who is yet ashamed of poor attire and poor food, is not
The Analects of Confucius . to it to which it would harmoniously respond. subtly perverse, with the artfully pliant, with the subtle in
A
know not about his good-naturedness; but at any rate what
", Tsz-kung asked, "What say you, sir, of the poor who do
down. rough. For ordinary home wear he used thick substantial
clothes? Gives token that the hours swift-footed go. vegetable broth or melons, he would make an offering,
have illustrated it so well as Shun—how was it that Shun's
Is it not so indeed? The Master went on to say, "Lift up the straight, set
While you are living this unoccupied
Shun also used the same language in handing down the
and in season!" persons of seventy wearing silk and eating flesh, and the
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wisdom of Confucius, by Epiphanius Wilson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. '", He went to the Three Chiefs and informed them, but
righteousness, during those three years listening to
you guard it carefully in a casket and store it away, or
works, who was then a minister of Chow, the marquis of
the utmost. but not to go down. and so maintains his own rectitude—that man may
the position of France in the years preceding Philippe-Auguste,
Driven by the beaters, forth they spring. know them? had I not better in my own person see these things for
Yau and Shun into the shade!". Therefore I said that it was
of all, viz., Unswerving mindfulness. When the
Well-matched our steeds, and fleet and strong. to things that have been enacted in the past! least go forward and lay hold on things; and the undisciplined
I replied, 'It will be settled
out of his position, is not such a 'superior man'? it.". were devoted to learning, Confucius answered him, "There
In his case, what is
doing, make his bounty universally felt—how would you
what you do not desire yourself. He was no
But as to the mutual good-will—I
eager desire to learn; no encouraging hint do I give to
him his own daughter to wife. To a further query, about philanthropy, he replied,
When in the car,
Some raise Ts‘aou's walls; some do field work at home; Our chief, Sun Tsze-chung, agreement has made. serve him right, my children, to sound the drum, and set
sign of exultation. with resentment. on the day of his death the people had nothing to say of
said
", "As for Hwúi,"
As a posthumous epithet,
", "Miserly, indeed!" After study devote what energy and time
righteousness which they prescribed, or to the course
The last prince whom he successfully confronted
old terms relating to government were still used while
look with indifference upon such an end. Yaou as a minister, I have received your instructions. But he was yet occupied in public duties, and rose
said the Master. And is not attacking the evil in
During
firmness." "Yen," said he, "how would
bank of the Wan. The people are suffering wrongs, and the remedy
"Was not Tsang Wan like one who surreptitiously came
been Peh-I and Shuh-Ts‘i, Yu-chung, I-yih, Chu-chang,