Confucian Analects, Books I–VIII (The Chinese Classics, vol. I, trans. James Legge)Compiled by the disciples of Confucius and their students · compilation · compiled c. 475–400 BC; trans. 1861ContextualNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
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Confucian Analects, Books IX–XX (The Chinese Classics, vol. I, trans. James Legge)Compiled by the disciples of Confucius and their students · compilation · compiled c. 475–400 BC; trans. 1861ContextualVerified quotation — claim 01“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.” — as reported by the compilers of the Analects · trans. James Legge, 1861