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THE WISDOM
OF CONFUCIUS

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The Wisdom
of Confucius

 

with critical and biographical sketches by

EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.

 

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NEW YORK

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Copyright, 1900
By THE COLONIAL PRESS

 

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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[Pg vii]

CONTENTS

THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS

		PAGE
Introduction		3
BOOK
I.	On Learning—Miscellaneous Sayings	8
II.	Good Government—Filial Piety—The Superior Man	12
III.	Abuse of Proprieties in Ceremonial and Music	16
IV.	Social Virtue—Superior and Inferior Man	22
V.	A Disciple and the Golden Rule—Miscellaneous	25
VI.	More Characteristics—Wisdom—Philanthropy	31
VII.	Characteristics of Confucius—An Incident	36
VIII.	Sayings of Tsang—Sentences of the Master	42
IX.	His Favorite Disciple's Opinion of Him	46
X.	Confucius in Private and Official Life	51
XI.	Comparative Worth of His Disciples	56
XII.	The Master's Answers—Philanthropy—Friendships	62
XIII.	Answers on the Art of Governing—Consistency	68
XIV.	Good and Bad Government—Miscellaneous Sayings	75
XV.	Practical Wisdom—Reciprocity the Rule of Life	83
XVI.	Against Intestine Strife—Good and Bad Friendships	88
XVII.	The Master Induced to Take Office—Nature and Habit	93
XVIII.	Good Men in Seclusion—Duke of Chow to His Son	99
XIX.	Teachings of Various Chief Disciples	103
XX.	Extracts from the Book of History	108
	THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS
Introduction		113
Book I. King Hwuy of Lang.
Part I		115
	[Books II, III, and IV are omitted]	[Pg viii]
Book V. Wan Chang.
Part I		128
	THE SHI-KING
Introduction		143
	Part I. Lessons from the States.
Book I. The Odes of Chow and the South.
Celebrating the Virtue of King Wan's Bride		145
Celebrating the Industry of King Wan's Queen		146
In Praise of a Bride		146
Celebrating T‘ae-Sze's Freedom from Jealousy		147
The Fruitfulness of the Locust		147
Lamenting the Absence of a Cherished Friend		148
Celebrating the Goodness of the Descendants of King Wan		149
The Virtuous Manners of the Young Women		149
Praise of a Rabbit-Catcher		150
The Song of the Plantain-Gatherers		151
The Affection of the Wives on the Joo		151
Book II. The Odes of Shaou and the South.
The Marriage of a Princess		152
The Industry and Reverence of a Prince's Wife		152
The Wife of Some Great Officer Bewails his Absence		153
The Diligence of the Young Wife of an Officer		154
The Love of the People for the Duke of Shaou		154
The Easy Dignity of the Officers at Some Court		155
Anxiety of a Young Lady to Get Married		155
Book III. The Odes of P‘ei.
An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated		157
A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband		158
The Plaint of a Rejected Wife		159
Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families		161
An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment		161
An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot		162 [Pg ix]
The Complaint of a Neglected Wife		163
In Praise of a Maiden		164
Discontent		164
Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty		165
	[Books IV, V, and VI are omitted]
Book VII. The Odes of Ch‘ing.
The People's Admiration for Duke Woo		167
A Wife Consoled by Her Husband's Arrival		168
In Praise of Some Lady		168
A Man's Praise of His Wife		169
An Entreaty		169
A Woman Scorning Her Lover		169
A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover		170
Book VIII. The Odes of Ts‘e.
A Wife Urging Her Husband to Action		171
The Folly of Useless Effort		172
The Prince of Loo		172
Book IX. The Odes of Wei.
On the Misgovernment of the State		174
The Mean Husband		175
A Young Soldier on Service		175
Book X. The Odes of T‘ang.
The King Goes to War		177
Lament of a Bereaved Person		178
The Drawbacks of Poverty		179
A Wife Mourns for Her Husband		179
Book XI. The Odes of Ts‘in.
Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts‘in		181
A Complaint		182
A Wife's Grief Because of Her Husband's Absence		182
Lament for Three Brothers		183
In Praise of a Ruler of Ts‘in		184
The Generous Nephew		185
Book XII. The Odes of Ch‘in.
The Contentment of a Poor Recluse		186
The Disappointed Lover		186 [Pg x]
A Love-Song		187
The Lament of a Lover		187
Book XIII. The Odes of Kwei.
The Wish of an Unhappy Man		189
Book XIV. The Odes of Ts‘aou.
Against Frivolous Pursuits		190
Book XV. The Odes of Pin.
The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers		191
There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything		192
	Part II. Minor Odes of the Kingdom.
Book I. Decade of Luh Ming.
A Festal Ode		194
A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer		195
The Value of Friendship		196
The Response to a Festal Ode		198
An Ode of Congratulation		199
An Ode on the Return of the Troops		200
Book II. The Decade of Pih Hwa.
An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity		203
Book III. The Decade of T‘ung Kung.
Celebrating a Hunting Expedition		204
The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee		205
Moral Lessons from Natural Facts		206
Book IV. The Decade of K‘e-Foo.
On the Completion of a Royal Palace		207
The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks		208
Book V. The Decade of Seaou Min.
A Eunuch Complains of His Fate		210
An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time		212
On the Alienation of a Friend		213
Book VI. The Decade of Pih Shan.
A Picture of Husbandry		215
The Complaint of an Officer		216
Book VII. Decade of Sang Hoo.
The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom		219
Against Listening to Slanderers		220 [Pg xi]
Book VIII. The Decade of Too Jin Sze.
In Praise of By-gone Simplicity		221
A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence		222
The Earl of Shaou's Work		223
The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife		224
Hospitality		226
On the Misery of Soldiers		226
	Part III. Greater Odes of the Kingdom.
Book I. Decade of King Wan.
Celebrating King Wan		228
	[Book II is omitted]
Book III. Decade of Tang.
King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great Drought		231
	Part IV. Odes of the Temple and Altar.
Book I. Sacrificial Odes of Chow.
Appropriate to a Sacrifice to King Wan		235
On Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K‘ang		236

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