the master said,“to learn and at due times to review what one has learned,isn’t that a pleasure? to have friends come to you from afar,isn’t that delightful? to feel no discontent when othe...
yoo zi said,“if people behave well towards their parents and elder brothers,few will show a disposition to resist their superiors.and as for such men starting a revolution,no instance of it has...
the master said,“clever talk and a pretentious manner have little to do with benevolence.”
zeng zi said,“there are three points on which i examine myself daily: have i been conscientious in working for others? have i been truthful in my intercourse with my friends? have i practiced ...
the master said,“in ruling a state of one thousand war-chariots,the ruler should attend strictly to business,punctually observe his promises,economize in expenditure,show affection to his su...