propriety

The Pillar of Character: Confucius on Why Propriety Precedes Standing Firm

The Final Hurdle to Excellence: Confucius on Why Even Good Motives Must Be Channeled Through Ritual

The Root of Governance: “When Superiors Cherish Propriety, the People are Easily Led”

The Art of Propriety: “Speak, Laugh, and Take Only at the Right Time and in the Right Way”

The Power of Propriety: When Leaders Love Ritual, People Show Reverence

Failed Affairs, Failed Culture

The Path of a Noble Person: Extensive Learning Restrained by Propriety

The Path of the Gentleman: Reverent in Conduct, Respectful and Ritually Proper with Others

The Ritual Mindset: Meeting People as Guests, Employing People as in a Sacrifice

The Four Prohibitions: A Total Discipline of the Senses and the Will

The Paradox of Self-Mastery: To Subdue Oneself is to Attain the World’s Acclaim

The Measure of Grief: For Whom Else Should One Mourn So Bitterly?

The Unyielding Chariot: Ritual, Grief, and the Line Between Father and Master

The Unstraightened Mat: A Refusal to Sit

The Rules of the Board: Rejecting the Improper Cut and the Missing Sauce