Keeping the positive

[benlehman]

Instead of some angry ranting, a quote:

"To learn and at due times to repeat what one has learnt, is that not a pleasure? That friends should come from afar, is this not delightful? To remain unsoured even though one's merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of an upright man?"

--Confucious, trans. Arthur Waley

(Waley's translation is so very very stilted, but you work with what you have.)

Comments

[the-tall-man.livejournal.com]

Speaking for me:

If I properly recognized the merits and intelligence of others that have been of benefit to me online - including yours?

I wouldn't ever do anything else.

[summercomfort]

Yay Confucius! Being a good person can bring you happiness! :D I have a copy that is both English and Chinese, which is pretty awesome. My mom's favorite translation is the Lin Yutang one. So why did you go with the Waley translation?

I wish the web versions are more searchable.

[yeloson.livejournal.com]

You know, I rarely read Confucious. There's parts that are pure gold, and then there's parts that... ahh, irritate me to no end.

[l-the-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Mental note. Study Confucious.

Can you reccommend a translation?