World History Mr. MeGarry/Mr, McNamara China Unit Confucius Confucius’ Analects 1, Please read all of Confucius’ Analects. 2. Remember besides ideas of balanced respectful relationships to maintain order in society; Confucius is also famous for these philosophical sayings. 3. After reading all the Analects choose your favorite five. For each chosen favorite, please write a brief definition of what you believe Confucius means in that specific Analect. 4. After defining the Analect, briefly describe why you chose that Analect. “Because I liked it,” does not count!World History Mr, McGarry/Mr. McNamara China Unit Confireius’ Quotes Be not ashame Before you embark on 2 jourr s beauty but not everyc uvies, never forget kinds: He who will not econamize will have hear ar Ignorance i and star, it does not matter how slowly yo 8 you do not stop. Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that car n fer apart. atest glory is not in never falling. but in getting up Our gres every time we do. Respect yourself'and others will res Study the past if you would define the future. The superior man, when resting in safety, dees rkof the consequen en we see men of a contrary. inwards and exai ourselye aracter, we should tien Wheresoever vou go, go with all vour heart. They must often change who would be constant } or wisdon, By-nature, men. 2 wide apart. by practice, hey pet to vance are seldoze who sseake without mod his words good, He with whem mind, nce statements that startle like a wound ir successful may be called intelligent indeed. Hold faithfuine and and ncerity as first ¢ Lam not one who was born in the possess on am one whe is fond of ar i ity, and earne: have not seen a person who loved vittue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it. ; Ifa man iekes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. [fa man withdraws his mind fr applies it as sincerely to the lov his parents, he can exert his utmost strength: prince, he can devote his life: if in his intercourse wi friends, his words are sincere - althou; not learned, I will certainly say that he the love of beauty, of the virtuous; t Is virtue a thing remote? [ wish to be vir s, and jo! Virtue f at hand.business, The man y the view not forget az 0 be made to follow afrman...dge thing: what is is old...covetousness. Things that are done, it is needless to sy are past, it is needless to blame. To be able to practice five things everywhere und constitutes perfect virtue...[ They are] gravity, genet soul, sincerity, earnestness. and kindness. To go beyond is.as wrong as to fall short. Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. | die from treading on water and fire, but I have nev man die from treading the course of virtue. Virtue not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. What the superior man si ks is in himself. the meRiches ang floating clond.