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Words, Caution, and Ceremony — The Analects · Philosophi

Confucius›The Analects›Full Text›Chapter 5

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Words, Caution, and Ceremony

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The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were— profitableness, and also the appointments of Heaven, and perfect virtue.

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About This Book

AuthorConfucius

Published479 BC

BranchesEthics, Political Philosophy

Chapters10

Pages64

TranslatorJames Legge

Edition1861

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Rites and Humaneness

The Master's Ways

Words, Caution, and Ceremony

Grief, Loss, and Humanity

Government and Righteousness

The Superior Man and Social Order

Virtue Under Pressure

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