Xian Wen XIV

The Master’s Gentle Rebuke: On the Futility of Judging Others

The Clarity of the Wise: “The Wise Man Has No Perplexities”

The Fortitude of the Brave: “The Brave Man Has No Fear”

The State of the Benevolent: “The Virtuous Man Has No Anxieties”

The Shame of the Superior Man: “Ashamed When His Words Outrun His Deeds”

The Discipline of Mind: “The Superior Man’s Thoughts Do Not Wander Beyond His Place”

The Principle of Boundaries: “Not in Office, Do Not Meddle in Its Governance”

The Unending Task: “My Master Wishes to Reduce His Faults, But Has Not Yet Succeeded”

The Purpose of Learning: “The Ancients Learned for Themselves, the Moderns Learn for Others”

The Diverging Paths: “The Superior Man Progresses Upwards, the Mean Man Downwards”

The Way to Serve a Ruler: “Do Not Deceive, But Do Not Shrink from Offending”

The Unwavering Duty: “Having Served as an Official, I Dare Not Fail to Report”

The Difficulty of Fulfillment: “He Who Speaks Without Shame Will Find It Hard to Act”

The Pillars of the State: “With Such Ministers, How Could It Fall?”

A Political Paradox: “If He Is So Bad, Why Hasn’t He Fallen?”