The Conduct of Life, or the Universal Order of Confucius: A Translation of One of the Four Confucian Books, Hitherto Known As the Doctrine of the Mean (Classic Reprint)

Confucian canonical books called the Chung Yung, which has been translated by Dr. Legge as theD octrine of theM ean. The Chinese word Chung means central hence right, true, fair and square ;and Yung means common, ordinary hence universal. The two Chinese words therefore mean the true, fair and square, universal standard of right; in short, the common-sense of right. The survival of the Chung Yung is attributed to Kung Chi, the grandson of Confucius, who, fearing lest, as time went on, errors should creep into it, committed it to writing. The book, however, is not all made up of the sayings of Confucius, but contains much of Kung Chi sown philosophy of life, founded more on insight and discernment than strict logic. Few works have been held in higher esteem by the intellectual classes of China.
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