The Three Pillars of Confucian Discourse: The Odes, The History, and The Rites

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The Compilers recorded that Confucius most often spoke about the Book of Songs, the Book of History, and the Rules of Propriety.

The Master’s frequent themes of discourse were: the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of the Rules of Propriety. On all these he frequently discoursed.

子所雅言，诗、书、执礼，皆雅言也。

Source: The Analects, Shu Er VII, Chapter 18

Author: The Compilers of The Analects

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