Tsze-lu said, "The Duke Hwan caused his brother Chiu to be killed, when Shao Hu died, with his master, but Kwan Chung did not die. May not I say that he was wanting in virtue?"Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.
The Master said, "The Duke Hwan assembled all the princes together, and that not with weapons of war and chariots: it was all through the influence of Kwan Chung. Whose beneficence was like his? Whose beneficence was like his?"
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Chapter 14, Part 17 - Confucius
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