OF SUBJECTS IN THE CONFUCIAN ANALECTS.
Ability, various of Confucius, IX. vi, Able officers, eight, of Chow, XVIII. xi.
Abroad, when a son may go, IV. xix. Accomplishments come after duty, I. vi.; blended with solid excellence, VI. xvi.
Achievement of government, the great, XIII. ix.
Acknowledgment of Confucius in es- timating himself, VII. xxxii. Acting heedlessly, against, VII. xxvii. Actions should always be right, XIV. iv.; of Confucius were lessons and laws, XVII. xix.
Adaptation for government of Yen Yung, &c., VI. i.; of Tsze-loo, &c., VI. vi.
Admiration, Yen Yuen's, of Confucius' doctrines, IX. x.
Admonition of Confucius to Tsze-loo, XI. xiv.
Advanced years, improvement difficult in, XVII. xxvi.
Adversity, men are known in times of, IX. xxvii.
Advice against useless expenditure, XI. xiii.
Age, the vice to be guarded against in, XVI. vii.
Aim, the chief, I. xvi. Aims, of Tsze-loo, Tsăng-sih, &c., XI.
An all-pervading unity, the knowledge| of, Confucius' aim, XV. ii. Anarchy of Confucius' time, III. v. Ancient rites, how Confucius cleaved to, III. xvii.
Ancients, their slowness to speak, IV. xxii.
Antiquity, Confucius' fondness for VII. xix.; decay of the monuments of, III. ix.
Anxiety of parents, II. vi.; of Con- fucius about the training of his dis- ciples, V. ii.
Appearances, fair, are suspicious, I. iii., and XVII. xvii. Appellations for the wife of a prince, XVI. xiv.
Appreciation, what conduct will in- sure, XV. v.
Approaches of the unlikely, readily met by Confucius, VII. xxviii. Approbation, Confucius', of Nan Yung, XI. v.
Aptitude of the Keun-tsze, II. xii. Archery, contention in, III. vii.; a discipline of virtue, III. xvi. Ardent and cautious disciples, Con- fucius obliged to be content with, XIII. xxi.
Ardour of Tsze-loo, V. vi. Art of governing, XII. xiv. Assent without reformation, a hopeless case, IX. xxiii.
Attachment to Confucius of Yen Yuen, XI. xxiii.
Attainment, different stages of, VI. xviii.
Attainments of Hwuy, like those of
Attributes of the true scholar, XIX. i. Auspicious omens, Confucius gives up hope for want of, IX. viii.
Avenge murder, how Confucius wished to, XIV. xxii.
Bad name, the danger of a, XIX. xx. Barbarians, how to civilize, IX. xiii.
Burial, Confucius' dissatisfaction with Hwuy's, XI. x.
Business, every man should mind his own, VIII. xiv., and XIV. xxvii.
Calmness of Confucius in danger, VII, xxii.
Capacity of Mang Kung-ch'o, XIV. xii.
Capacities of the superior and inferior man, XV. xxxiii. Careful, about what things Confucius was, VII. xii.
Carriage, Confucius at and in his, X. xvii.; Confucius refuses to sell his, to assist a needless expenditure, XI. vii. Caution, advantages of, IV. xxiii. repentance avoided by, I. xiii.; in speaking, XII. iii., and XV. vii. Ceremonies and music, XI. i.; end of, I. xii.; impropriety in, III. x. ; in- fluence of in government, IV. xiii. ; regulated according to their object, III. iv.; secondary and ornamental, III. viii.; vain without virtue, III. iii. Character (s), admirable, of Tsze-yu, &c., XV. vi. ; differences in, owing to habit, XVII. ii.; different, of two dukes, XIV. xvi.; disliked by Confucius, and Tsze-kung, XVII. xxiv. ; how Confucius dealt with dif- ferent, XI. xxi.; how to determine, II. x.; lofty, of Shun and Yu, VIII. xviii.; of four disciples, XI. xvii.; of Kung-shuh Wăn, XIV. xiv.; of Tan-t'ae Meen-ming, VI. xii.; vari- ous elements of in Confucius, VII. xxxvii.; what may be learnt from, IV. xvii.
Characteristics, of perfect virtue, XIII. xix.; of ten disciples, XI. ii. Claimed, what Confucius, VII. xxxiii. Classes of men, in relation to know- ledge, four, XVI. ix.; only two whom practice cannot change, XVII. iii.
Climbing the heavens, equalling Con- fucius like, XIX. xxv,
Common practices, some indifferent and others not, IX. iii. Communications to be proportioned to susceptibility, VI. xix. Comparison of Sze and Shang, XI. xv. Comparisons, against making, XIV.
Compass and vigour of mind necessary to a scholar, VIII. vii. Compassion, how a criminal-judge should cherish, XVIII. xix. Complete_man, of the, XIV. xiii.; virtue, I. XIV., and VI. xvi. Concealment, not practised by Con- fucius with his disciples, VII. xxiii. Concubines, difficult to treat, XVII.
Condemnation of Tsang. Woo-Chung, XIV. xv.; of Confucius for seeking employment, XIV. xli.
Condition, only virtue adapts a man to his, IV. ii.
Conduct that will be everywhere ap- preciated, XV. v.
Confidence, enjoying, necessary to serv- ing and to ruling, XIX. x. Connate, Confucius' knowledge not, VII. xix.
Consideration, of Confucius for the blind, XV. xli.; a generous, of others, recommended, XVIII. x. Consolation to Tsze-new, when anxi- ous about his brother, XII. v. Constancy of mind, importance of, XIII. xxii.
Constant Mean, the, VI. xxvii. Contemporaries of Confucius described, XVI. xi.
Contention, the superior man avoids, III. vii.
Contentment in poverty of Tsze-loo, IX. xxvi.; of Confucius with his condition, IX. xi.; of the officer King, XIII. viii.
Contrast of Hwuy and Tsze, XI. xviii. Conversation, with Chung-kung, XII. ii.; with Tsze-chang, XII. vi., vii.; XX. ii.; with Tsze-kung, XIV. xviii. with Tsze-loo, XIV. xiii., xvii.; with Tsze-new, XII. iii.; with Yen Yuen, XII. i.
Countenance, the, in filial piety, I. viii.
Courage, not doing right from want of, II. xxiv.
Criminal judge, should cherish com- passion, XIX. xix.
Culpability of not reforming known faults, XV. xxix.
Danger, Confucius assured in time of
Dead, offices to the, I. ix. Death, Confucius evades a question about, XI. xi,; how Confucius felt Hwuy's, XI. viii., ix. ; without re- gret, IV. viii.
Declined, what Confucius, to be reck- oned, VII. xxxiii.
Defects of former times become modern
Defence, of himself by Confucius, XIV. xxxvi.; of his own method of teach- ing, by Tsze-hea, XIX. xii.; of Tsze-loo, by Confucius, XI. xiv. Degeneracy, of Confucius' age, VI. xiv.; instance of, XV. xxv. Delusions, how to discover, XII. x., xxi.
Demeanour of Confucius, X. i. to v., xiii.
Departure of Confucius, from Loo, XVIII. iv.; from Ts'e, XVIII. iii. Depreciation, Confucius above the reach of, XIX. xxiv.
Description of himself as a learner, by Confucius, VII. xviii.
Desire and ability, required in disciples,
Discrimination of Confucius in reward-
ing officers, VI. iii.; without sus- piciousness, the merit of, XIV. xxxiii.
Dispersion of the musicians of Loo, XVIII. xi.
Distinction, notoriety not, XII. xx. Distress, the superior man above, XV. i. Divine mission, Confucius' assurance
of a, VII. xxii., IX. v.
Doctrine of Confucius, admiration of, IX. X.
Dreams of Confucius affected by dis- appointments, VII. v.
Dress, rules of Confucius in regard to his, X, vi.
Dying counsels to a man in high sta- tion, VIII. iv.
Dynasties, Yin, Hea, and Chow, VIII.
iv., III. xx.; Yin and Hea, III. ix. Chow, &c., III. xiv. ; certain rules exemplified in the ancient; eight able officers of the Chow, XVIII. xi.; three worthies of the Yin, XVIII. i.; the three, XV. xxiv.
Earnest student, Hwuy the, IX. xix.
Earnestness in teaching of Confucius, IX. vii.
Egotism, instance of freedom from, VIII. v.
Eight able officers of the Chow dynasty, XVIII. xi.
Emolument, learning for, II. xviii.;
shameful to care only for, XIV. i. End, the, crowns the work, IX, xxi. Enjoyment, advantageous and injuri- ous sources of, XVÏ. v. Equalled, Confucius cannot be, XIX.
Error, how acknowledged by Confu- cius, VII. xxx.
Essential, what is, in different services, III. xxvi.
Estimate, Confucius' humble, of him- self, VII. ii., iii., IX. xv., XIV. XXX.; of what he could do if em- ployed, XIII. x.
Estimation of others, not a man's con- cern, XIV. xxxii.
Example, better than force, II.
government efficient by, &c., X11. xvii., xviii., xix.; the secret of rulers' success, XIII. i.; value of in those in high stations, VIII. ii. Excess and defect equally wrong, XI.
Faults of men, characteristic of their class, IV. vii.
Feelings, need not always be spoken, XIV. iv.
Fidelity of his disciples, Confucius' memory of, XI. ii.
Filial piety, I. xi., IV. xix., xx., xxi. ; argument for, II. vi.; cheerfulness in, II. viii.; the foundation of vir- tuous practice, I. ii. ; of Meen Tsze- keen, XI. iv.; of Măng Chwang, XIX. xviii.; reverence in, II. vii. ; seen in care of the person, VIII. iii. Firmness of superior man, based on right, XV. xxxvi.
Five excellent things to be honoured, XX. ii.; things which constitute perfect virtue, XVII. vi.
Flattery of sacrificing to others' an- cestors, II. xxiv.
Food, rules of Confucius about his, X. viii.
Foreknowledge, how far possible, II. xxiii.
Forethought, necessity of, XV. xi. Formalism, against, III. iv.
Former times, Confucius' preference for, XI. i.
Forward youth, Confucius' employ- ment of a, XIV. xlvii. Foundation of virtue, I. ii.
Four bad things, to be put away, XX. ii. ; classes of men in relation to knowledge, XVI. ix. Frailties from which Confucius was free, IX. iv.
Fraternal submission, I. ii. Friends, rules for choosing, I. viii., and
IX. xxiv.; trait of Confucius in re- lation to, X. xv.
Friendship, how to maintain, V. xvi. ; Tsze-chang's virtue too high for, XIX. xvi.
Friendships, what, advantageous and injurious, XVI. iv.
Frivolous talkers, against, XV. xvi. Funeral rites, Confucius dissatisfac- tion with Hwuy's, XI. x. ; to pa- rents, I. ix.
Furnace, the, and the S. W. Corner, of a house, III. xiii.
Gain, the mean man's concern, IV.
Generosity of Pih-e and Shuh-ts'e, V. xxii.
Glib-tongued, Confucius not, XIV.
Glibness of tongue and beauty, es- teemed by the age, VI. xiv. Glossing faults, a proof of the mean man, XIX. viii.
Gluttony and idleness, case of, hope- less, XVII. xxii. God, address to, XX. i.
Golden rule, expressed with negatives, V. xi., XV. xxiii.
Good fellowship of Confucius, VII. xxxi.
Good, learning leads to, VIII. xii, Good man, the, XI. xix.; we must not judge a man to be, from his dis- course, XI. xx.
Governing, the art of, XII. xiv.; with- out personal effort, XV. iv. Government, good, seen from its effects,
XIII. xvi.; good, how only obtained, XII. xi.; may be conducted effi- ciently, how, XX. ii.; moral in its end, XII. xvii. ; principles of, I. v.; requisites of, XII. vii.
Gradual progress of Confucius, II. iv.;
Home, Confucius at, X. xvi.; how Confucius could be not at, XVII. xx. Hope, Confucius gives up, for want of auspicious omens, IX. viii. Hopeless case, of gluttony and idleness,
XVII. xxii. ; of those who assent to advice without reforming, IX. xxiii.; of those who will not think, XV. xv.
House and wall, the comparison of a, XIX. xxiii.
Humble claim of Confucius for himself,
V. xxvii.; estimate of himself, VII. ii., iii., IX. xv., XIV. xxx. Humility of Confucius, VII. xxvi. Hundred years, what good govern- ment could effect in a, XIII. xi.
Idleness of Tsae Yu, V. ix.; case of, hopeless, XVII. xxii.
Ignorant man's remark about Con- fucius, IX. ii.
Impatience, danger of, XV. xxvi. Imperial rites, usurpation of, III. i., ii., vi.
Improvement, self, II. xviii.; difficult in advanced years, XVII. xxvi. Incompetency, our own, a fit cause of concern, XV. xviii.
Indifference of the officer King to riches, XIII. viii.
Indignation of Confucius at the usurp- ation of imperial rites, III. i., ii. ; at the support of usurpation and extor- tion by a disciple, XI. xvi.; at the wrong overcoming the right, XVII. xviii.
Inferior pursuits, inapplicable to great objects, XIX. iv.
Instruction, how a man may find, VII. xxi.
Instructions to a son about govern- ment, XVIII. x. Insubordination, worse than meanness, VII. xxxv.; different causes of, VIII. x.
Intelligence, what constitutes, XII. vi. Intercourse, character formed by, V. ii.; of Confucius with others, traits of, X. xi.; with others, different opinions on, XIX. iii. Internal, the, not predicable from the external, XIV. v.
Ironical admonition, XIII. xiv.
Jealousy of others' talents, against, XV. x., iii.
Joy of Confucius independent of out- ward circumstances, VII. xv. Judgment of Confucius concerning Tsze-ch'an, &c., XIV. x. ; of retired worthy, on Confucius, XIV. xlii.
Keun-tsze. See Superior man. Killing, not to be talked of by rulers, XII. xix.
Knowing and not knowing, II. xvii. Knowledge, disclaimed by Confucius,
IX. vii.; four classes of men in re- lation to, XVI. ix.; not lasting with- out virtue, XV. xxxii. ; of Confucius not connate, VIII. xix.; sources of Confucius', XIX. xxii.; subserves benevolence, II. xxii.
Lament over moral error added to natural defect, VIII. xvi. ; sickness of Pih-new, VI. viii.; persistence in error, V. xxvi. ; rarity of the love of virtue, IV. vi.; the rash reply of Tsae Go, III. xxi.; the wayward- ness of men, VI. xiv. ; of Confucius, that men did not know him, XIV. xxxvii.
Language, the chief virtue of, XV. xl. Learner, the, I. i., xiv.; Confucius describes himself as a, VII. xviii. Learning and propriety combined, VI. xxv. and XII. xv.; Confucius' fond- ness for, V. xxvii.; different motives for, XIV. xxv.; end of, II. xviii. how to be pursued, VI. xi. and VIII. xvii.; in order to virtue, XIX. vi.; necessity of, to complete virtue, XVII. viii.; quickly leads to good, VIII. xii.; should not cease or be intermitted, IX. xviii. substance of, I. vii.; the indications of a real love of, XIX. v.; the stu- dent's workshop, XIX. vii. Lesson, of prudence, XIV. ix.; to
parents and ministers, XIV. viii.; to rulers, VIII. x.; to Tsze-loo, XIII. i.
Lessons and laws, Confucius' actions were, XVII. xix.
Libation, pouring out of, in sacrifice, III. x.
Life, human, valued by Confucius, X. xii.; without uprightness, not true, VI. xvii.
Likings and dislikings of others, in determining a man's character, XIII. xxiv. and XV. xxvii. Literary acquirements, useless without practical ability, XIII. v. Litigation, how Tsze-loo could settle, XII. xii.; it is better to prevent, XII. xiii.
Love of virtue rare, IV. vi. and IX. xvii.
Love to learn, of Confucius, V. xxvii.; of Hwuy, XI. vi.; rarity of, VI. ii. Loving and hating aright, IV. iii.
Madman, the, of Ts'oo, XVIII. v. Man, in relation to principles of duty, XV. xxviii.
Manhood, the vice to be guarded against in, XVI. vii.
Manner of Confucius when unoccupied, VII. iv.
Marriage-making, Confucius in, V. i. Mat, rule of Confucius about his, X. ix.
Maturing of character, rules for, VII. vi.
Mean man, glosses his facts, XIX. viii. See Superior man.
Meanness of Wei-shang, V. xxiii.; not so bad as insubordination, VII.
Mercenary officers, impossible to serve along with, XVII. xv.
Merit of Kung-shuh Wăn, XIV. xix.; of Kwan Chung, XIV. xvii., xviii. virtue of concealing, VI. xiii. Messenger, an admirable, XIV. xxvi. Military affairs, Confucius refuses to talk of, XV. i.
Minding too much high things, XIX.
Minister, the faithful, XV. xxxvii. Ministers, great and ordinary, XI.
xxiii.; importance of good and able, XIV. xx.; must be sincere and up- right, XIV. xxiii.; should be strict and decided, XIV. viii.
Mission of Confucius, Yen Yuen's confidence in, XI. xxii.
Model student, fond recollections of a, IX. xx.
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