Wei-shǎng Mâu said to Confucius, “Ch’iû, how is it that you keep roosting about? Is it not that you are an insinuating talker?”
Confucius said, “I do not dare to play the part of such a talker, but I hate obstinacy.”
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The paradigmatic Chinese sage expounds on leading an ethical and fulfilled life.
Wei-shǎng Mâu said to Confucius, “Ch’iû, how is it that you keep roosting about? Is it not that you are an insinuating talker?”
Confucius said, “I do not dare to play the part of such a talker, but I hate obstinacy.”