The Analects (論語)
- Chinese title
- 論語
- Author
- Confucius and his disciples
- Translation
- James Legge (1861) — Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893)
- Chinese text
- Chinese text as printed in Legge's bilingual edition
- Contents
- 20 books, 499 passages
- Status
- Public domain
Contents
| Book | Opening words |
|---|---|
| BOOK I. HSIO R 學而第一 | 1. The Master said, "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? |
| BOOK II. WEI CHANG 爲政第二 | The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, |
| BOOK III. PA YIH 八佾第三 | Confucius said of the head of the Chi family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, "If he can bear to |
| BOOK IV. LE JIN 里仁第四 | The Master said, "It is virtuous manners which constitute the excellence of a neighborhood. If a man in select |
| BOOK V. KUNG-YE CH'ANG 公冶長第五 | 1. The Master said of Kung-ye Ch'ang that he might be wived; although he was put in bonds, he had not been gui |
| BOOK VI. YUNG YEY 雍也第六 | 1. The Master said, "There is Yung!—He might occupy the place of a prince." |
| BOOK VII. SHU R 述而第七 | The Master said, "A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare my |
| BOOK VIII. T'AI-PO 泰伯第八 | The Master said, "T'ai-po may be said to have reached the highest point of virtuous action. Thrice he declined |
| BOOK IX. TSZE HAN 子罕第九 | The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were—profitableness, and also the appointments of Heaven, and pe |
| BOOK X. HEANG TANG 鄉黨第十 | 1. Confucius, in his village, looked simple and sincere, and as if he were not able to speak. |
| BOOK XI. HSIEN TSIN 先進第十一 | 1. The Master said, "The men of former times, in the matters of ceremonies and music were rustics, it is said, |
| BOOK XII. YEN YUAN 顏淵第十二 | 1. Yen Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is per |
| BOOK XIII. TSZE-LU 子路第十三 | 1. Tsze-lu asked about government. The Master said, "Go before the people with your example, and be laborious |
| BOOK XIV. HSIEN WAN 憲問第十四 | Hsien asked what was shameful. The Master said, "When good government prevails in a state, to be thinking only |
| BOOK XV. WEI LING KUNG 衞靈公第十五 | 1. The Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about tactics. Confucius replied, "I have heard all about sacrificial |
| BOOK XVI. KE SHE 季氏第十六 | 1. The head of the Chi family was going to attack Chwan-yu. |
| BOOK XVII. YANG HO 陽貨第十七 | 1. Yang Ho wished to see Confucius, but Confucius would not go to see him. On this, he sent a present of a pig |
| BOOK XVIII. WEI TSZE 微子第十八 | 1. The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a slave to Chau. Pi-kan remonstrate |
| BOOK XIX. TSZE-CHANG 子張第十九 | Tsze-chang said, "The scholar, trained for public duty, seeing threatening danger, is prepared to sacrifice hi |
| BOOK XX. YAO YUEH 堯曰第二十 | 1. Yao said, "Oh! you, Shun, the Heaven-determined order of succession now rests in your person. Sincerely hol |
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