Fragmentary sayings and dialogues of Confucius and his disciples, compiled after his death, on virtue, ritual propriety, and good government.
Books mentioned in The Analects (1)
The Book of Odes: “The Master said, 'In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence-- "Having no depraved thoughts."'”
Books that mention The Analects (8)
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson: “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. —Confucius (epigraph)”
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe: “In his "Analects" Confucius defines Courage by explaining, as is often his wont, what its negative is. "Perceiving what is right," he says, "and doing it not, argues lack of courage."”
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki: “Eventually he wrote it in one breath in colloquial style: 'Tennen Koji is a man who studies space, reads The Analects, eats roast sweet potatoes, and lets his snot drip.' [auto-translated]”
And Then by Natsume Sōseki: “"You say that because Father swallows ingots of gold like The Analects and Wang Yangming," said Daisuke. "Ingots of gold?" "They come out as ingots," he answered. [auto-translated]”
The Gate by Natsume Sōseki: “Before going to bed he said, "Tonight I read The Analects for the first time in a long while." When Oyone asked whether there was anything in it, Sosuke answered, "No, nothing." [auto-translated]”
Tsugaru by Osamu Dazai: “Among the traveler's rules attributed to Basho there is one forbidding drinking for pleasure, but I read the Analects' line that wine has no set measure yet must not reach disorder as meaning you may drink freely as long as you are not rude, so I felt no need to follow the master's teaching. [auto-translated]”
Shibue Chūsai by Mori Ōgai: “Chūsai had a copy of The Analects with Dōshun's reading marks brought out, opened volume seven, and began lecturing from the line "Zigong asked...", taking no notice of Zhu Xi's commentary and following the old interpretations throughout. [auto-translated]”
A New Life by Shimazaki Tōson: “Before he studied school books, he had learned a three-character primer his father wrote out himself, and once he went to the village school his father taught him to recite the Great Learning and the Analects aloud. [auto-translated]”