Yong Ye VI

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

The Foundation of Human Life: Confucius on Uprightness as Our Natural State

The Golden Mean of Character: When Substance and Refinement Are in Perfect Balance

The Door and the Way: Confucius on the Universal Path Men Refuse to Take

The Cruel Demands of the Age: On the Unlikely Survival of the Virtuous

The Humility of a Hero: How Meng Zhi Fan Disguised His Courage

Zi You’s Portrait of Integrity: The Man Who Never Takes Shortcuts

The Constant Question: Have You Found Any Good Men?

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

Confucius on the Self-Imposed Limit: You Have Drawn the Line Yourself

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

The Joy Unchanged: Confucius’s Ode to Yan Hui’s Constant Happiness

The Cruel Paradox of Fate: A Man of Virtue Struck by a Vile Sickness

An Unbending Refusal: The Ultimatum of Min Ziqian

Confucius on the Value of Versatility: The Man of Various Talents