The Master, having come to Wu-ch'ang, heard there the sound of stringed instruments and singing.Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.
Well pleased and smiling, he said, "Why use an ox knife to kill a fowl?"
Tsze-yu replied, "Formerly, Master, I heard you say, 'When the man of high station is well instructed, he loves men; when the man of low station is well instructed, he is easily ruled.'"
The Master said, "My disciples, Yen's words are right. What I said was only in sport."
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Chapter 17, Part 4 - Confucius
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