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This strikes me as a misattributed quote. Source?

• sieabahlpark 7y ago
  Wouldn't that be your job? He gave what he thought the source was.
  • tasogare 7y ago
    No, he didn’t give the source. Confucius have books attributed to him, a source would include the book and a precise location. It’s seems indeed misattributed. For example: « The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it. » Analects, VIII, 9. [1] Also Confucius didn’t speak nor write English, which didn’t exist at the the time, so it’s better to give the translator name when there is various interpretations. (James Legge in this case). [1] https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=1297 https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=1297
    • avindroth 7y ago
      Yeah, this is true. Without this kind of attribution, you can make up anything. “Frogs are made of soup juice.” -Confucius ...doesn’t count.