Analects

Confucius’ Analects is a collection of sayings, conversations, and brief accounts associated with Confucius and his students, concerned primarily with ethical conduct, education, social relationships, and responsible government. Rather than presenting a continuous philosophical argument, the work develops its ideas through discussions of character, learning, ritual, leadership, and the proper conduct of individuals within family and society.

The text is traditionally divided into twenty books and features Confucius alongside named