The Sayings of Confucius

by Confucius

And Tz'u,[161] he said, dost thou hate too?

I hate those that take spying for wisdom, who take want of manners for courage, and take tale-telling for honesty.

25. The Master said, Only maids and serving-lads are hard to train. If we draw near to them, they get unruly; if we hold them off, they grow spiteful.

26. The Master said, When a man of forty is hated, he will be so to the end.

FOOTNOTES:

[151] The all-powerful, unscrupulous minister of the Chi.

[152] A very small town, of which the disciple Tzu-yu was governor.

[153] Tzu-yu.

[154] Steward of the Chi, and a confederate of Yang Huo.

[155] A kingdom in the east to match Chou in the west, the home of Kings Wen and Wu.