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The brilliant new translation of the esential wisdom of Confucius by the premier translator of ancient Eastern texts in the world today.
'Cleary's ingenious method for rearranging Confucius' aphorisms makes their import shine through with exceptional clarity.'-Huston Smith, author of The
On Thomas Clearys bestselling translation of The Art of War by Sun Tzu
'Thomas Cleary's translation of Sun Tzu's 2,000-year-old The Art of War makes immediately relevant one of the greatest Chinese classical texts. There's not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it. 'To win without fighting is best,' Sun Tzu said. for him, war was coeval with life. Absorb this book, and you can throw out all those contemporary books about management leadership.'-Newsweek
On Thomas Cleary
'Cleary has brought Buddhist, Taoist, and I Ching texts from Chinese into English with the energy of a person carrying antique furniture out of a burning house. He has translated or retranslated more sacred texts from Chinese than any scholar this century. His books, full of the ancients' advice, speak to a large, spiritually hungry audience.'-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Thomas Cleary, Ph.D., East Asian Studies, Harvard University, is editor and translator of The Essential Tao, The Essential Koran, and The Secret of the Golden Flower.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
The Sayings of Confucius
1 Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly
2 Good people support others with enriched virtue
3 Good people order and arrange
4 Good people nurture character with fruitful action
5 Good people enjoy life
6 When they do things, good people plan first
7 Good people emabrace the populace and nurture the masses
8 Ancient kings set up myriad realms and associated with their representatives
9 Good people refine cultured qualities
10 Good people distinguish above and below ands settle the amabitions of the people
11 The ruler administers the way of heaven and earth and assists the proper balance of heaven and earth, thereby helping the people
12 Food people are parsimonious with power and avoid trouble; they are not susceptible to material inducements
13 Good people distinguish things in terms of categories and groups
14 Good people stop evil and promote virtue, obeying Heaven and accepting its order
15 Good people decrease what is too much to add to what is too little, asssessing things and dealing impartially
16 Ancient kings made music to honor virtue, offering it in abundance to God; thereby they shared it with their ancestors
17 Good people go inside and rest when the sun goes down
18 Good people inspire others and nurture virtue
19 Leaders draw on limitless resources of education and thought to embrace and protect the people without bound
20 Ancient kings clarified penalties and proclaimed laws
22 Good people clarify governmental affairs wothout presumptuus adjudication
23 Those above secure their home by kindness to those below
24 Ancient kings shut the gates on the winter solstice; caravans did not travel, the ruler did not inspect the provinces
25 Ancient kings promoted growth appropriate to the time and nurtured myriad beings
26 Good people become acquainted with many precedents of speech and action in order to accumulate virtue
27 Good people are careful about what they say and moderate in eating and drinking
28 Good people can stand alone without fear and can leave society without distress
29 Good people consistently practice virtue and learn how to teach
30 Great people illumine the four quarters with continuing light
31 Good people accept others with openness
32 Good people stand without changing places
33 Good people keep the petty at a distance, being stern without ill will
34 Good people refrain from what is improper
35 Good people shine with the quality of enlightenment
36 Good people deal with the masses, actiong unobtrusively while in fact illumined
37 Good people are factual in their speech, consistent in their deeds
38 Good people assimilate yet are different
39 Good people examine themselves and cultivate virtue
40 Good people forgive faults and pardon crimes
41 Good people eliminate wrath and cupidity
42 Good people better themselves when they see a chance and correct whatever faults they have
43 Good people distribute blessings to reach those below them, while avoiding presumption fo virtue
44 Rulers announce their directives to the four quarters
45 Good people prepare weapons to guard against the unexpected
46 Good people follow virtue, building on the small to attain the great
47 Good people use life to the full and achieve their aim
48 Good people comfort others and urge reciprocity
49 Good peoople make calendars and clarify the seasons
50 Good people stabilize life in the proper postion
51 Good people cautiously practice introspection
52 Good people think without leaving their place
53 Food people live wisely and improve customs
54 Good peopple persist to the end and find out if something is wrong
55 Good people make judgments and execute punishments
56 Good people apply punishment with understanding and prudence and do not keep people imprisoned
57 Good people articulate directions and carry out tasks
58 Good people form associations for education and action
59 Ancient kings honored God and set up shrines
60 Good people determine measures and discuss virtuous actons
61 Good people consider judgments and postpone executions
62 Good people are exceedingly deferential in conduct, exceedingly sad in mourning, exceedingly frugal in consumption
63 Good people consider porblems and prevent them
64 Good people carefully discern things and keep them in their places
Notes
The brilliant new translation of the esential wisdom of Confucius by the premier translator of ancient Eastern texts in the world today.
'Cleary's ingenious method for rearranging Confucius' aphorisms makes their import shine through with exceptional clarity.'-Huston Smith, author of The
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World's ReligionsOn Thomas Clearys bestselling translation of The Art of War by Sun Tzu
'Thomas Cleary's translation of Sun Tzu's 2,000-year-old The Art of War makes immediately relevant one of the greatest Chinese classical texts. There's not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it. 'To win without fighting is best,' Sun Tzu said. for him, war was coeval with life. Absorb this book, and you can throw out all those contemporary books about management leadership.'-Newsweek
On Thomas Cleary
'Cleary has brought Buddhist, Taoist, and I Ching texts from Chinese into English with the energy of a person carrying antique furniture out of a burning house. He has translated or retranslated more sacred texts from Chinese than any scholar this century. His books, full of the ancients' advice, speak to a large, spiritually hungry audience.'-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Thomas Cleary, Ph.D., East Asian Studies, Harvard University, is editor and translator of The Essential Tao, The Essential Koran, and The Secret of the Golden Flower.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
The Sayings of Confucius
1 Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly
2 Good people support others with enriched virtue
3 Good people order and arrange
4 Good people nurture character with fruitful action
5 Good people enjoy life
6 When they do things, good people plan first
7 Good people emabrace the populace and nurture the masses
8 Ancient kings set up myriad realms and associated with their representatives
9 Good people refine cultured qualities
10 Good people distinguish above and below ands settle the amabitions of the people
11 The ruler administers the way of heaven and earth and assists the proper balance of heaven and earth, thereby helping the people
12 Food people are parsimonious with power and avoid trouble; they are not susceptible to material inducements
13 Good people distinguish things in terms of categories and groups
14 Good people stop evil and promote virtue, obeying Heaven and accepting its order
15 Good people decrease what is too much to add to what is too little, asssessing things and dealing impartially
16 Ancient kings made music to honor virtue, offering it in abundance to God; thereby they shared it with their ancestors
17 Good people go inside and rest when the sun goes down
18 Good people inspire others and nurture virtue
19 Leaders draw on limitless resources of education and thought to embrace and protect the people without bound
20 Ancient kings clarified penalties and proclaimed laws
22 Good people clarify governmental affairs wothout presumptuus adjudication
23 Those above secure their home by kindness to those below
24 Ancient kings shut the gates on the winter solstice; caravans did not travel, the ruler did not inspect the provinces
25 Ancient kings promoted growth appropriate to the time and nurtured myriad beings
26 Good people become acquainted with many precedents of speech and action in order to accumulate virtue
27 Good people are careful about what they say and moderate in eating and drinking
28 Good people can stand alone without fear and can leave society without distress
29 Good people consistently practice virtue and learn how to teach
30 Great people illumine the four quarters with continuing light
31 Good people accept others with openness
32 Good people stand without changing places
33 Good people keep the petty at a distance, being stern without ill will
34 Good people refrain from what is improper
35 Good people shine with the quality of enlightenment
36 Good people deal with the masses, actiong unobtrusively while in fact illumined
37 Good people are factual in their speech, consistent in their deeds
38 Good people assimilate yet are different
39 Good people examine themselves and cultivate virtue
40 Good people forgive faults and pardon crimes
41 Good people eliminate wrath and cupidity
42 Good people better themselves when they see a chance and correct whatever faults they have
43 Good people distribute blessings to reach those below them, while avoiding presumption fo virtue
44 Rulers announce their directives to the four quarters
45 Good people prepare weapons to guard against the unexpected
46 Good people follow virtue, building on the small to attain the great
47 Good people use life to the full and achieve their aim
48 Good people comfort others and urge reciprocity
49 Good peoople make calendars and clarify the seasons
50 Good people stabilize life in the proper postion
51 Good people cautiously practice introspection
52 Good people think without leaving their place
53 Food people live wisely and improve customs
54 Good peopple persist to the end and find out if something is wrong
55 Good people make judgments and execute punishments
56 Good people apply punishment with understanding and prudence and do not keep people imprisoned
57 Good people articulate directions and carry out tasks
58 Good people form associations for education and action
59 Ancient kings honored God and set up shrines
60 Good people determine measures and discuss virtuous actons
61 Good people consider judgments and postpone executions
62 Good people are exceedingly deferential in conduct, exceedingly sad in mourning, exceedingly frugal in consumption
63 Good people consider porblems and prevent them
64 Good people carefully discern things and keep them in their places
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ISBN
62502158
Publication
Harper San Francisco