The Analects (Everyman's Library)

A man of great wisdom who wasn't appreciated until many years after his death. That is the surprising thing about his wisdom and wisdom in general- sometimes it takes a while to get it. Get it and read it, you'll enjoy and likely gain.... some wisdom . Enjoy, I did

It was a great quality book! Arrived quickly too

There is nothing new here if you have already read the Tao and Epictetus. You can argue this came first (I am not sure of the exact time-line between this and the Tao), but the truth is both sources have more of value. This book has a few gems of ideas that are also found in one or both of the other books, buried in a lot of irrelevant stories of people, mostly students, that are not especially interesting or helpful.I would read the Tao if you're looking for eastern philosophy, and Epictetus for the ancient western view, whether you're interested in helpful life guidance or simply the history of philosophy; either or both have more of value in my opinion than the Analects. Tao Te Ching (Everyman's Library) The Discourses of Epictetus - The Handbook - Fragments (Everyman's Library)

There seems to be some confusion here by some of the Reviewers about this translation of the Lun Yu--the Analects of Confucius--of Kong Zi.The Everyman's Library edition is the respected Arthur Waley translation from 1938. Look inside the book at the Copyright page provided by Amazon and there you will see that this is the Arthur Waley translation. Or you can go to the Everyman's Library website at Random House if you prefer.For the money you can't beat this copy of the Analects. Hard Cover (Cloth) for the price of a paperback. There may be more easily read translations, but there is something to be said for having to stop and mull over what is being said where a book of wisdom is concerned. Stop and let intuition come to the fore. Let your heart listen to the heart as well as the mind of Confucius and his disciples.If you only have one copy of the Analects, this is a very good one to have. The Analects are the sayings and quotes of the proverbial wisdom of Confucius and his followers. Literally "The Discussion Over Confucius' Words"."When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them". Such words speak to my heart and my head.

The foundation of one of the world's great societies.

I read this on the plane to China. For me the best part was the excellent introduction in the Everyman edition. It helped me understand Chinese history and The Master's place in it, as well as summarize his philosophy and advice for how to run an empire. As for the work itself, it seemed a bit thin to me, but I am sure there are reasons those more expert than me could explain. It can be read very quickly; of course if you want to become an expert (which I didn't), a close read would probably reveal more joy than I found.

I am satisfied with my purchase, but I would have liked to know which romanization system was used before purchasing. It seems to be a re-release of an old book, so it uses Wade-Giles, rather than the more efficient and recent Pinyin. It is otherwise an excellent purchase and the quality of the book itself and the words within are undoubtedly great.

I want to say first that this is probably the best translation of The Analects out there. That said you find that the book is really just heaped together. There are some good ideas here and there, but trudging through it is not fun. Yet I also think that this book is a basis of many ideas in the East and it is worthwhile to read it just to get the idea of the culture here.