From Stern Words to True Reform: Where the Value of Admonition Lies

By / / action, admonition, conduct, criticism, reform, self-improvement, The Analects, words and deeds, Zi Han IX, Zi Han IX Chapter 24
Confucius said: Who can refuse to agree with stern advice? But the real value is in reforming oneself by it.

Can men refuse to assent to the words of strict admonition? But it is reforming the conduct because of them which is valuable.

法语之言，能无从乎？改之为贵。

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 24

Author: Confucius

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