# The Analects

by [Confucius](https://localbooks.app/authors/confucius)

- Genres: [World Religions](https://localbooks.app/genres/religion/world-religions), [Politics](https://localbooks.app/genres/society/politics)
- Set in: [Qufu, Shandong, China](https://localbooks.app/places/cn/shandong/qufu)
- Audience: Adult

## Description

Collected by his followers, these brief sayings and exchanges show Confucius teaching about honest government, family duty, ritual and learning for its own sake. The Master is by turns stern, funny and impatient with students who ask the wrong questions.

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