Youzi Quote on Harmony with Propriety: Regulated by Ritual

By / / balance, confucian ethics, harmony, moderation, ritual propriety, The Analects, Xue Er I, Xue Er I Chapter 12, Youzi
Youzi Quote: If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done.

If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done.

知和而和，不以礼节之，亦不可行也。

Source: The Analects, Xue Er I, Chapter 12

Author: Youzi / 有子

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