The philosopher Yu said, "In practicing the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them.Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.
"Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Friday, September 16, 2011
Chapter 1, Part 12 - Confucius
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