The Chinese Classics, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1893 - China |
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3rd tone 4th tone Analects ancient archery asked attained Book of Poetry brother called ceremonies Ch'i Ch'ih Ch'in Chăng CHAP chapter character Châu chief China Chinese Ching Chú Chû Hsi Chung Yung clause Confucian Confucius's court cultivation dictionary disciples disciples of Confucius duke duties dynasty explained father filial piety follow fucius Han dynasty Ho Yen Ho-nan honour Hwan K'ang K'ang-ch'ăng K'ung king kingdom learning Măng Master meaning Mencius ment minister native nature officer old interpreters paragraph perfect virtue practice prince principles reference replied ruler rules of propriety sacrifice sage scholar Shih Shih-ching Shun sincerity sovereign speak styled superior supposed surname tablet temple things tion translation Tsăng Tsze Tsze-chang Tsze-hsia Tsze-kung Tsze-lû Tsze-sze verb VIII virtuous Wăn wish words younger than Confucius Yüan Yung
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Page 359 - Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things. Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States...
Page 109 - Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not RECIPROCITY such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Page 259 - Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend when the wind blows across it.
Page 81 - Why did you not say to him, — He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on ?
Page 169 - A man should say, I am not concerned that I have no place, I am concerned how I may fit myself for one. I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
Page 357 - States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
Page 394 - To serve my father, as I would require my son to serve me, to this I have not attained; to serve my prince, as I would require my minister to serve me, to this I have not attained; to serve my elder brother, as I would require my younger brother to serve me, to this I have not attained...
Page 391 - The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret. — It is only the sage who is able for this.
Page 48 - When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What you do not like, when done to yourself, do not do to others.
Page 264 - If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.