Analects of Confucius

The book records the sayings and deeds of the great thinker, educationist Confucius and his disciples. Compiled by the disciples of Confucius and their disciples after their Master's death, it covers a wide scope of subjects, ranging from politics, philosophy, literature and art to education and moral cultivation. With a free approach taken in translating into both modern Chinese and English. it is indispensable material for the study of the Master's thought. To help readers both at home and abroad who are not specialists in ancient Chinese language, and to make this classic useful to more people in today's economic surge and reform, while being faithful to the original meaning, a free approach is taken in the rendering so as to make the translations more consistent and easy to read, recite and understand.