analects

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Confucius describes the cloth in The Analects as “light and cool to wear in summer.”

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

But the Analects, an ancient text composed of ideas and sayings directly attributed to Confucius, espouses the transformative power of virtue.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2019

Many scholars believe Confucius taught archery, and the scholar references it multiple times in the Analects, an anthology of the philosopher's thoughts and quotations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2016

Unlike the Bible and Qur’an, which focus on spirituality, the Analects is a practical account of the human order of things: family loyalty, moral virtue, social hierarchy and politics.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2015

In the Analects, IX, xiv, however, he mentions also the Yâ and the Sung; and in XVII, x, he specifies the Kâu Nan and the Shâo Nan, the first two books of the Kwo Fang.

From The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 by Legge, James