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September 13, 2014

Confucius Say:

A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve.
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot. Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.
The Rectification of the Names

Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 13, 2014 8:04 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

Your Say

All this profundity, I get confused. I think that word comes from the root word Confucius.

My uncle Louie Lozko, we all called him "Letsgo Lozko", he raised bantam chickens.
He never named his chickens, nor did he name the roosters. He said it was too confusing. The proprieties and music did not flourish. The eggs did.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2014 8:09 AM

Speaking properly has become a lost art, in fact all of human communication is now almost impossible.

Welcome to the Babel of the new millennia.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 13, 2014 8:00 PM

Abandon all hope. As GVDL has instructed via Karl Popper," IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU CANNOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD."
Thus, learn from what the Superior Man does rather than simply from what he says.
Similarly, learn from the Inferior Man. When the Saudi Arabian government says they oppose ISIS, observe whether the SA funded madrasas and SA's murderous Koranic curriculum taught there have ceased and been reversed.
To keep it simple, remember ISIS' creed is 'KISS,' "Kill, Imposing Savage Sadism."

Posted by: Stug Guts [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 15, 2014 3:17 PM

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