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  • Confucius Analects – Do not act outside propriety

    Confucius Analects – Do not act outside propriety

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    12.2 Do not act outside propriety 子曰、非禮 勿視、非禮勿聽、非禮勿言、非禮勿動。 The Master said, ‘Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety. * * * Discussion: Propriety (礼）means the appropriate, according to the prevailing social standards,…

  • Confucius – Founder of Confucianism

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    Confucius Analects is a collection of dialogues between Confucius and his students. It is the core scripture of confucianism, which hugely affect the Chinese civilization for thousands of years and up to the present. In this core scripture, Confucius and his students discussed the importance of Virtue (Kindness, benevolence), Propriety (commonly accepted standards in society) in establishing one’s…