Produced by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS The Wisdom of Confucius with critical and biographical sketches by EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M. _Art Type Edition_ _THE WORLD'S POPULAR CLASSICS_ Books, Inc. NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1900 BY THE COLONIAL PRESS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS PAGE Introduction 3 BOOK I. On Learning--Miscellaneous Sayings 8 II. Good Government--Filial Piety--The Superior Man 12 III. Abuse of Proprieties in Ceremonial and Music 16 IV. Social Virtue--Superior and Inferior Man 22 V. A Disciple and the Golden Rule--Miscellaneous 25 VI. More Characteristics--Wisdom--Philanthropy 31 VII. Characteristics of Confucius--An Incident 36 VIII. Sayings of Tsang--Sentences of the Master 42 IX. His Favorite Disciple's Opinion of Him 46 X. Confucius in Private and Official Life 51 XI. Comparative Worth of His Disciples 56 XII. The Master's Answers--Philanthropy--Friendships 62 XIII. Answers on the Art of Governing--Consistency 68 XIV. Good and Bad Government--Miscellaneous Sayings 75 XV. Practical Wisdom--Reciprocity the Rule of Life 83 XVI. Against Intestine Strife--Good and Bad Friendships 88 XVII. The Master Induced to Take Office--Nature and Habit 93 XVIII. Good Men in Seclusion--Duke of Chow to His Son 99 XIX. Teachings of Various Chief Disciples 103 XX. Extracts from the Book of History 108 THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS Introduction 113 BOOK I. King Hwuy of Lëang. Part I 115 [_Books II, III, and IV are omitted_] BOOK V. Wan Chang. Part I 128 THE SHI-KING Introduction 143 _Part I. Lessons from the States._