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The Sayings of Confucius

Chapter 37: FOOTNOTES:
By Confucius
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A compact compilation of aphorisms and brief dialogues offers practical moral instruction centered on virtue, filial respect, ritual observance, learning, and personal cultivation. It outlines principles for proper conduct, social duties, leadership and education through concise maxims and illustrative remarks, grouped into short numbered sections that readers can consult for ethical guidance and reflection on character and communal life.

FOOTNOTES:

[184] This chapter shows the principles on which China was governed in old times. Yao and Shun were the legendary founders of the Chinese Empire, Yü, T'ang, and Chou were the first emperors of the houses of Hsia, Shang and Chou, which had ruled China up till the time of Confucius.

[185] Said by King Wu (Chou). The people blamed him for not dethroning at once the tyrant Chou Hsin.

INDEX

The Index has been reprinted with few changes from the first edition, whilst the book itself has been revised. There are therefore slight differences here and there between the two.

(Aspirated and unaspirated letters have been treated as different letters. The aspirated letter follows immediately the unaspirated; e.g. t'a comes after tung.)