The Essential ConfuciusA deluxe paperback edition: Thomas Cleary's brilliant translation of the sayings of Confucius presented in the order of the 64 classic I Ching hexagrams. |
Contents
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Good people enjoy life | 22 |
When they do things good people plan first | 24 |
Good people embrace the populace and nurture the masses | 26 |
Ancient kings set up myriad realms and associated with their representatives | 28 |
Good people refine cultured qualities | 30 |
Good people distinguish above and below and settle the ambitions of the people | 32 |
The ruler administers the way of heaven and earth and assists the proper balance of heaven and earth thereby helping the people | 34 |
Good people are parsimonious with power and avoid trouble they are not susceptible to material inducements | 38 |
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affairs Analects ancient Chinese aphorisms BOOK OF CHANGE century B.C. Chan Buddhists character Ching clan clarify classical Confucian Confucius about government Confucius about humaneness Confucius believed Confucius remarked Confucius replied Confucius seems considered courteous courtesy Cultivated culture disciple asked Confucius disciples of Confucius Duke of Zhou duty employ exemplary faithful filial find no flaw foremost disciple frugal fucius Guan Zhong Heaven idea ideal individual justice King Wen King Wu later Confucian leaders leadership learning live lord Lu asked Confucius Master Zeng means Mencius moral noble passage petty philosophy political practice punishment pupil asked Confucius qualities respect ruler sage-king sayings of Confucius Shang dynasty Shun social order society Someone asked Confucius speak study the Book Tao Te Ching Taoists teacher things Thomas Cleary tion truthful wise words worry Yin dynasty younger than Confucius Zhanzi Zhou Chou Zhou dynasty Zilu