Page:The analects of Confucius (1910) by W. E. Soothill.djvu/139



CHAPTER II.

1. The philosopher Yu said : " He who lives a filial and respectful life, yet who is disposed to give offence to those above him is rare ; and there has never been any one indisposed to offend those above him who yet has been fond of creating disorder. 2. The true philosopher devotes himself to the fundamental, for when that has been established right courses naturally evolve ; and are not filial devotion and respect for elders the very foundation of an unselfish life ? "