The Analects of Confucius
Confucius · English
The Analects is a collection of sayings and short exchanges of Confucius (551 to 479 BC) and some of his disciples, compiled by his followers after his death.
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The Analects is a collection of sayings and short exchanges of Confucius (551 to 479 BC) and some of his disciples, compiled by his followers after his death. In twenty books it presents his thought on learning, filial piety, ritual propriety, humaneness, the conduct of the superior man, and government through virtue rather than force. This is James Legge's English translation from his series The Chinese Classics, given here without the Chinese text and Legge's notes, which appear in the full edition. The book opens with the Master's remarks on the pleasure of learning and of friends coming from afar.
The Analects of Confucius
Confucius · English
The Analects is a collection of sayings and short exchanges of Confucius (551 to 479 BC) and some of his disciples, compiled by his followers after his death.
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This digitized version preserves the original page breaks. It is the English translation portion of the CONFUCIAN ANALECTS, which is one part of Legge's THE CHINESE CLASSICS. The Prolegomena, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean can be found in other
Pagera Editor's Note
The Analects is a collection of sayings and short exchanges of Confucius (551 to 479 BC) and some of his disciples, compiled by his followers after his death. In twenty books it presents his thought on learning, filial piety, ritual propriety, humaneness, the conduct of the superior man, and government through virtue rather than force. This is James Legge's English translation from his series The Chinese Classics, given here without the Chinese text and Legge's notes, which appear in the full edition. The book opens with the Master's remarks on the pleasure of learning and of friends coming from afar.
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