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The Analects

Words attributed to Confucius

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  • What korrents draws from it

    People led by virtue and the rules of propriety gain a sense of shame and become good, Learning without thinking is wasted effort, and thinking without learning is dangerous, Knowledge means holding that you know what you know and admitting that you do not know what you do not …

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Key facts

Edition korrents quotes
tr. James Legge, 18612
Claims on korrents
121

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. People led by virtue and the rules of propriety gain a sense of shame and become good (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Learning without thinking is wasted effort, and thinking without learning is dangerous (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Knowledge means holding that you know what you know and admitting that you do not know what you do not (opens korrents.com)1

  4. The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand (opens korrents.com)1

  6. When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Related

  • ConfuciusThe words it records are attributed to them

Sources

  1. The Analects, as recorded by his disciples (tr. James Legge, 1861) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. The Analects, as recorded by his disciples (tr. James Legge, 1861) (gutenberg.org) (opens gutenberg.org)

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