Book 7
7.1
The Master said, To transmit but not create, to be faithful in loving the old - in this I dare compare myself to Old Peng.
7.2
The Master said, To stay silent and mark something in the mind, to study without tiring, to instruct others without fatigue - what difficulty are these things to me?
7.3
The Master said, That I have not cultivated virtue, that I have learned but not explained, that I have heard what is right but failed to align with it, that what is not good in me I have been unable to change - these are my worries.
7.4
When the Master was at leisure, his manner was relaxed and easy.
7.5
The Master said, How far I have declined! Long has it been since I have again dreamed of the Duke of Zhou.
7.6
The Master said, Set your heart on the dao, base yourself in virtue, rely on ren, journey in the arts.
7.7
The Master said, From those who offer only a bundle of dried sausages on up, I have never refused to teach.
7.8
The Master said, Where there is no agitated attempt at thinking, I do not provide a clue; where there is no stammered attempt at expression, I do provide a prompt. If I raise one corner and do not receive the other three in response, I teach no further.
7.9
When the Master dined by the side of one who was in mourning, he never ate his fill.
7.10
If on a certain day the Master cried, he did not on that day sing.