learning

The Twofold Path of the Gentleman: Extensive Learning Anchored by Ritual Propriety

The Three Stages of Knowing: From Knowledge to Love, From Love to Joy

The Two Paths of the Scholar: Confucius’s Choice Between the Noble and the Petty

The Conflict of Liking and Doing: Ran Qiu’s Plea of Insufficient Strength

The Hallmark of True Learning: Confucius on Yan Hui’s Twofold Achievement

Who Was the Most Studious Disciple? A Ruler’s Question to Confucius

Confucius’s Crown: Why a Love of Learning Outshines Innate Virtue

The Wisdom of Confucius: The Humble Learner as the True Noble

Zi Lu on the Paradox of Learning: The Anxiety of Unpracticed Knowledge

That Which May Be Heard: Zi Gong on the Master’s Profound Silence

According to Confucius, Asking Questions Is Itself an Act of Propriety​

Confucius Quote on Learning: It Is Shang Who Can Bring Out My Meaning

Confucius Quote on Speech: Hear Much, Speak Cautiously, and Afford Few Occasions for Blame

Confucius Quote on Strange Doctrines: The Study of Strange Doctrines Is Injurious Indeed

Confucius Quote on Personal Development: At Thirty, I Stood Firm