The Master’s Contempt: “Those Petty Men Are Not Worth Counting”

By / / contempt, criticism, petty men, politicians, The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Zi Lu XIII Chapter 20
Confucius said with contempt: “Those petty men are not worth considering.”

Pooh! they are so many pecks and hampers, not worth being taken into account.

斗筲之人，何足算也。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 20

Author: Confucius

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