The Three Pitfalls of Conversation: Confucius’s Premise for Speaking with the Superior

Confucius began: “There are three errors in attending upon a gentleman.”

There are three errors to which they who stand in the presence of a man of virtue and station are liable:

侍于君子有三愆。

Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 6

Author: Confucius

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