Confucian Analects
By Confucius
Translated by James Legge
1861, The Chinese Classics, vol. 1, with the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean
First written 5th–3rd century BCE
In the public domain
About this text
Legge’s translation, with the Chinese text and notes, of the Analects, the sayings and conversations of Confucius and his disciples, on humaneness, ritual, learning, the gentleman and good government, published with the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean.
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Confucius. Confucian Analects: In The Chinese Classics, vol. 1. Translated by James Legge. The Chinese Classics, vol. 1, with the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean. 1861.
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