ABSTRACT
If Lao Tzu’s Dao De Jing is an address offered in order to gain admittance to a foreign land – and its eschewing of personal ambition, gain and militancy would surely be eminently reassuring to the border police – Confucius’ Analects 1 are sayings that aim more specifically to change man and society. He applies a severe standard to those who aspire to attain The Way, and he assumes a quiet arrogance – no doubt deserved – that elevates him above others.
