Confucius. Book 1, Chapter 12.
Book 1, Hsio R.
1. The philosopher Yu said, "In practicing the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them.
2. "Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how much ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."
Book 1, Hsio R.
1. The philosopher Yu said, "In practicing the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them.
2. "Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how much ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."
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Text source: Lun Yu, The Confucian Analects. Translated by James Legge.
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