was out, and went to thank him. They met on the road.
and undo the kingdom, can that be called love?
The days and months go by; the years do not wait for us.
True, said Confucius; I must take office.
3. The Master said, Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
an Eastern Chou of him that uses me?
6. Tzu-chang asked Confucius what is love.
Modesty and bounty, said Confucius, truth, earnestness and kindness.
earnestness brings success; and kindness is enough to make men work.
7. Pi Hsi called the Master, who wished to go.
could ye go to him, Sir?
that cannot be ground thin; white, if steeping will not turn it black?
And am I a gourd? Can I hang without eating?
9. The Master said, My little children, why do ye not learn poetry?
a man standing with his face to the wall.
bells and drums the whole of music?
small man, like the thief that breaks through or clambers over a wall.
13. The Master said, The plain townsman is the bane of mind.
way is to lay waste the mind.
is itching to get what he wants and trembling to lose what he has?
This trembling to lose what he has may lead him anywhere.
quarrelsome. Ignorant men of old were straight; now they are false.
tongue, the ruin of kingdom and home.
19. The Master said, I wish no word were spoken!
the hundred things bear life. What are the words of Heaven?
If for three years gentlemen forsake courtesy, courtesy must suffer.
is ended in one year.
home. So he gives these up. Now, they give thee rest; then keep them.
mother, and mourning lasts for three years everywhere below heaven.
But did Yue have for three years the love of his father and mother?
day, and has nothing to task the mind! Could he not play at chequers?
23. Tzu-lu said, Do gentlemen honour daring?
right gentlemen turn rebels and small men turn robbers.
24. Tzu-kung said, Do gentlemen hate too?
And Tz'u, he said, dost thou hate too?
courage, and take tale-telling for honesty.