Analect

 1 1 |        excellence." Tsze-ch'in asked Tsze-kung saying, "When our master
 2 1 |              or is it given to him?" Tsze-kung said, "Our master is benign,
 3 1 |            indeed to love to learn." Tsze-kung said, "What do you pronounce
 4 1 |             the rules of propriety." Tsze-kung replied, "It is said in
 5 2 |           scholar is not a utensil." Tsze-kung asked what constituted the
 6 3 |               This was the old way." Tsze-kung wished to do away with the
 7 5 |            acquired this character?" Tsze-kung asked, "What do you say
 8 5 |        virtuous." The Master said to Tsze-kung, "Which do you consider
 9 5 |          superior, yourself or Hui?" Tsze-kung replied, "How dare I compare
10 5 |      pronounced firm and unbending?" Tsze-kung said, "What I do not wish
11 5 |          have not attained to that." Tsze-kung said, "The Master's personal
12 5 |          should hear something else. Tsze-kung asked, saying, "On what
13 6 |          practice among the people." Tsze-kung said, "Suppose the case
14 7 |        Master for the ruler of Wei?" Tsze-kung said, "Oh! I will ask him."
15 7 |              repine about?" On this, Tsze-kung went out and said, "Our
16 9 |            me?" A high officer asked Tsze-kung, saying, "May we not say
17 9 |             various is his ability!" Tsze-kung said, "Certainly Heaven
18 9 |          shall I die upon the road?" Tsze-kung said, "There is a beautiful
19 11|       ability in speech, Tsai Wo and Tsze-kung; for their administrative
20 11|            and soldierly; Zan Yu and Tsze-kung, with a free and straightforward
21 11|          into the inner apartments." Tsze-kung asked which of the two,
22 11|              up to it." "Then," said Tsze-kung, "the superiority is with
23 12|            may be called farseeing." Tsze-kung asked about government.
24 12|              people in their ruler." Tsze-kung said, "If it cannot be helped,
25 12|         equipment," said the Master. Tsze-kung again asked, "If it cannot
26 12|         ornamental accomplishments?" Tsze-kung said, "Alas! Your words,
27 12|              of virtue disappeared." Tsze-kung asked about friendship.
28 13|     qualities may not be neglected." Tsze-kung asked, saying, "What qualities
29 13|            to be called an officer." Tsze-kung pursued, "I venture to ask
30 13|            may make the next class." Tsze-kung finally inquired, "Of what
31 13|         adulatory, but not affable." Tsze-kung asked, saying, "What do
32 14|           beneficence was like his?" Tsze-kung said, "Kwan Chung, I apprehend
33 14|          bold, he is free from fear. Tsze-kung said, "Master, that is what
34 14|              what you yourself say." Tsze-kung was in the habit of comparing
35 14|            is no one that knows me." Tsze-kung said, "What do you mean
36 15|           and keeps them in memory?" Tsze-kung replied, "Yes,-but perhaps
37 15|              their virtue complete." Tsze-kung asked about the practice
38 15|           words because of the man." Tsze-kung asked, saying, "Is there
39 17|          would prefer not speaking." Tsze-kung said, "If you, Master, do
40 17| righteousness, will commit robbery." Tsze-kung said, "Has the superior
41 17|              you also your hatreds?" Tsze-kung replied, "I hate those who
42 19|            joy at your own ability." Tsze-kung said, "Chau's wickedness
43 19|              will flow in upon him." Tsze-kung said, "The faults of the
44 19|          Chung-ni get his learning?" Tsze-kung replied, "The doctrines
45 19|      officers in the court, saying, "Tsze-kung is superior to Chung-ni."
46 19|          reported the observation to Tsze-kung, who said, "Let me use the
47 19|              revilingly of Chung-ni, Tsze-kung said, "It is of no use doing
48 19|              Tsze-ch' in, addressing Tsze-kung, said, "You are too modest.
49 19|              to be superior to you?" Tsze-kung said to him, "For one word