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CHAPTER 18 “The Master said, ‘They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.’” CHAPTER 20 “Fan Ch’ih asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said, ‘To give one’s self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.’ He asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, ‘The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration; this may be called perfect virtue.’” CHAPTER 21 “The Master said, ‘The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.’” CHAPTER 24 “Tsai Wo asked, saying, ‘A benevolent man, though it be told him, “There is a man in the well” will go in after him, I suppose.’ Confucius said, ‘Why should he do so? A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.’” CHAPTER 25 “The Master said, ‘The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.’” CHAPTER 27 “The Master said, ‘Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Constant Mean! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.’” CHAPTER 28 “Tsze-kung said, ‘Suppose the case of a man extensively conferring benefits on the people, and able to assist all, what would you say of him? Might he be called perfectly virtuous?’ The Master said, ‘Why speak only of virtue in connection with him? Must he not have the qualities of a sage? Even Yao and Shun were still anxious about this. Now the man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others. To be able to judge of others by what is nigh in ourselves; this may be called the art of virtue.’”
