The Sayings of Confucius · Confucius
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_Tzu-hua_: _see_ Kung-hsi Hua. _Tzu-kao_, xi. 24: _see_ Ch'ai. _Tzu-kung_, a disciple of Confucius, name Tuan-mu Tz'u, style Tzu-kung, born 520 B.C.; i. 10, tells how the Master learns about government; i. 15, asks were it well to be poor but no flatterer; ii. 13, told that a gentleman sorts words to deeds; iii. 17, wishes to do away with sheep offering at new moon; v. 3, is a vessel; v. 8, cannot aspire to Yen Yüan; v. 11, wishes not to do unto others what he would not wish done to him; v. 12, not allowed to hear the Master on life or the Way of Heaven; v. 14, asks why K'ung-wen was styled cultured; vi. 6, is intelligent, and so fit to govern; vi. 28, asks whether to treat the people with bounty were love; vii. 14, will ask the Master whether he is for the King of Wei; ix. 6, says the Master is many sided; ix. 12, asks whether a beautiful stone should be hidden away; xi. 2, was a talker; xi. 12, was fresh and frank; xi. 15, asks whether Shih or Shang is the better man; xi. 18, hoards up substance; xii. 7, asks what is kingcraft; xii. 8, says no team overtakes the tongue; xii. 23, asks about friends; xiii. 20, asks what is a good crown servant; xiii.
24, asks were it right for a man to be liked by all; xiv. 18, thinks Kuan Chung showed want of love; xiv. 31, would compare one man with another; xiv. 37, asks what the Master means by no man knowing him; xv. 2, thinks the Master a man who learns much; xv. 9, asks how to attain to love; xv. 23, asks whether one word can cover the duty of man; xvii. 19, says were Master silent, what could disciples tell; xvii. 24, asks whether a gentleman hates; xix. 20, says the wickedness of Chou was not so great; xix. 21, says a prince's faults are like the darkening of sun or moon; xix. 22, says the lore of Wen and Wu lives in men; xix. 23, Shu-sun thinks him greater than Confucius; xix. 24, says the Master cannot be cried down; xix. 25, says none can come up to the Master.
_Tzu-lu_, a disciple of Confucius, name Chung Yu, style Tzu-lu, or Chi-lu, born 543 B.C., died 484 B.C.; ii. 17, told what is understanding; v. 6, the Master would take him with him to scour the seas; v. 7, the Master cannot say that he has love; v. 13, before he could carry a thing out, dreaded to hear more; v. 25, tells his wishes; vi. 6, is firm, and so could govern; vi. 26, displeased at Master seeing Nan-tzu; vii. 10, asks the Master whom he would like to help him command an army; vii. 18, does not answer the Duke of She's question about Master; vii. 34, asks leave to pray when the Master is ill; ix. 11, makes disciples act as ministers; ix. 26, would stand unabashed in a tattered cloak; x. 18, gets on scent with Master; xi. 2, was a statesman; xi. 11, asks about death; xi. 12, will die before his time; xi. 14, what has his lute to do twanging at Master's door? xi. 17, is coarse; xi. 21, asks shall he carry out all that he learns; xi. 23, is a tool, not a statesman; xi. 24, the Master hates his glib tongue; xi. 25, wishes for charge of a state crushed by great neighbours; xii.
12, never slept over a promise; xiii. 1, asks how to rule; xiii. 3, says King of Wei looks to the Master to govern; xiii. 28, asks when can a man be called a knight; xiv. 13, asks what were a full-grown man; xiv. 17, says Kuan Chung showed want of love; xiv. 23, asks how to serve the king; xiv. 38, slandered by Liao; xiv. 41, spends a night at Shih-men; xiv. 45, asks what is a gentleman; xv. 1, cannot hide his vexation; xv. 3, told how few know great-heartedness; xvi. 1, is minister to the Chi, when he proposes to attack Chuan-yü; xvii. 5, asks how could the Master join Kung-shan; xvii. 7, asks how could the Master join Pi Hsi; xvii. 8, asked has he heard the six words and the six they sink into; xvii. 23, asks does a gentleman honour courage; xviii. 6, asks Ch'ang-chü where the ford is; xviii. 7, meets an old man bearing a basket. _Tzu-sang Po-tzu_, vi. 1, a man of Lu, is lax. _Tzu-wen_, v. 18, chief minister of Ch'u, his characteristics. _Tzu-yu_, a disciple of Confucius, name Yen Yen, style Tzu-yu, born 510 B.C.; ii. 7, told that feeding parents is not the whole duty of a son; iv. 26, says nagging at princes brings disgrace; vi. 12, when governor of Wu-ch'eng has Tan-t'ai Mieh-ming; xi. 2, was a man of culture; xvii. 4, encourages music in Wu-ch'eng; xix. 12, says Tzu-hsia's disciples can sprinkle the floor; xix. 14, says mourning should only stretch to grief; xix. 15, says Tzu-chang is void of love.
_Tzu-yü_, xiv. 9, a lord of Cheng, polished the decrees. _T'ai_, a mountain, iii. 6. _T'ai-po_, eldest son of King T'ai of Chou. His brother was the father of King Wen, whose son King Wu dethroned Chou Hsin and founded the Chou dynasty, that was reigning in China in Confucius's time: _see_ note to viii. 1; viii. 1, thrice he declined the throne. _T'ang_, viii. 20, the dynastic title of the Emperor Yao. _T'ang_, the founder of the Shang dynasty, reigned 1766-53 B.C.; xii. 22, raised Yi-yin, and evil vanished; xx. 1, his form of prayer. _T'eng_, xiv. 12, a small state: Meng Kung-ch'o not fit to be minister of. _T'o_, an officer of Wei holding a post in the temple; vi. 14, his glibness; xiv. 20, in charge of Ancestral Temple. _Ts'ai_, a state, xi. 2, xviii. 9. _Ts'ui_, v. 18, a lord of Ch'i, murdered his lord, 547 B.C. _Tz'u_: _see_ Tzu-kung. _Wang-sun Chia_, a minister of Wei; iii. 13, thinks it best to court the kitchen god; xiv. 20, in charge of the troops. _Wei_, one of the three great families that governed the state of Chin; xiv. 12, Meng Kung-ch'o fit to be steward of. _Wei_, xviii. 1, a small state in western China. _Wei_, another state in China, ix. 14, xiii. 7, 8, 9, xiv. 42, xix. 22.
_Wei_, King of: _see_ note to vii. 14; vii. 14, Confucius not on his side; xiii. 3, looks to Confucius to govern. _Wei_, the lord of, xviii. 1, an elder brother by a concubine of the tyrant Chou Hsin (reigned 1154-22 B.C.), last of the Yin dynasty. He fled from court, since he could not improve his brother. _Wei-sheng Kao_, v. 23, begs vinegar from another to give to beggar. _Wei-sheng Mou_, xiv. 34, an old man who had fled the world, asks how Confucius finds roosts to roost on. _Wen_, Duke of Chin, reigned 636-28 B.C., the leading man in China in his day, xiv. 16, was deep but dishonest. _Wen_, King, Duke of Chou, born 1231 B.C., died 1135 B.C., the father of King Wu, founder of the Chou line of emperors; viii. 20, holding two-thirds of world submitted all to Yin; ix. 5, since his death Confucius is the home of culture; xix. 22, his Way lives in men. _Wu_, iii. 25, the music of King Wu, less noble than that of Shun. _Wu_, xviii. 9, tambourine master of Lu, crossed the Han. _Wu_, King, the founder of the Chou dynasty, reigned 1122-15 B.C.; viii. 20, had ten able ministers; xix. 22, his Way lives in men; xx. 1, his principles of government. _Wu-ch'eng_, a small town of Lu; vi. 12, Tzu-yu governor of it; xvii. 4, as the Master draws near he hears lute and song.
_Wu-ma Ch'i_, a disciple of Confucius, name Wu-ma Shih, style Tzu-ch'i, vii. 30. _Yang_, xviii. 9, assistant bandmaster of Lu, crossed the sea. _Yang Fu_, xix. 19, a disciple of Tseng-tzu, made judge. _Yang Huo_, chief minister of the Chi, with whom he was long all-powerful; on one occasion he imprisoned his master; in 501 B.C. he was forced to leave Lu; xvii. 1, wishes to see Confucius; xviii. 4, accepts music girls. _Yao_, the first Emperor of China (2357-2255 B.C.); vi. 28, still yearned to treat all with bounty; viii. 19, his greatness was like Heaven; viii. 20, the wealth in talent of his last days; xiv. 45, struggled to grow better and make all happy; xx. 1, his commands to Shun. _Yen_, xvii. 4, = Tzu-yu. _Yen Lu_, xi. 7, father of Yen Yüan, asks for Master's carriage to provide an outer coffin. _Yen P'ing_, v. 16, was versed in friendship. _Yen Yu_, xix. 12 = Tzu-yu.
_Yen Yüan_ (514-483 B.C.), the favourite disciple of Confucius, name Yen Hui, style Tzu-yüan; ii. 9, is no dullard; v. 8, Tzu-kung cannot compare with him; v. 25, tells his wishes to the Master; vi. 2, made no mistake twice; vi. 5, for three months together did not sin against love; vi. 9, his mirth under hardship; vii. 10, could both fill a post and live happy without; ix. 10, says, As I gaze it grows higher; ix. 19, was never listless when spoken to; ix. 20, had never been seen to stop; xi. 2, was of noble life; xi. 3, the Master got no help from him; xi. 6, was fond of learning; xi. 7, dies: his father asks for the Master's carriage; xi. 8, dies: the Master says, I am undone; xi. 9, dies: the Master overcome by grief; xi. 10, the disciples bury him in state; xi. 18, is almost faultless; xi. 22, would not brave death whilst his Master lives; xii. 1, asks what is love; xv. 10, asks how to rule a kingdom. _Yi_, xiv. 6, a famous archer of the Hsia dynasty, who slew the emperor and usurped his throne, but was afterwards killed in his turn. _Yi_, iii. 24, a small town on the borders of Wei: the warden says Confucius is a warning bell.
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