Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Chapter 9, Part 13 - Confucius

The Master was wishing to go and live among the nine wild tribes of the east.

Someone said, "They are rude. How can you do such a thing?"

The Master said, "If a superior man dwelt among them, what rudeness would there be?"
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.

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