Twenty books
The Analects
All 499 passages across the twenty books are published passage by passage: simplified Chinese, a reviewed modern Chinese guide, James Legge's public-domain English translation, notes, and themes — readable, hearable, indexable, shareable.
Xue Er (学而)
Learning, self-cultivation, friendship, and the roots of conduct.
16 chapters
Wei Zheng (为政)
Virtuous government, filial conduct, learning, and the noble person.
24 chapters
Ba Yi (八佾)
Ritual, music, order, and inward reverence.
26 chapters
Li Ren (里仁)
Humaneness, rightness, profit, and dwelling with virtue.
26 chapters
Gongye Chang (公冶长)
Judgments of people and observations of virtue.
27 chapters
Yong Ye (雍也)
The mean, humane concern, and the spirit of learning.
28 chapters
Shu Er (述而)
Confucius on himself, learning, and aspiration.
37 chapters
Tai Bo (泰伯)
Virtue, ritual order, and the responsibility of scholars.
21 chapters
Zi Han (子罕)
Rare words on profit, fate, and humaneness; the sage's bearing.
30 chapters
Xiang Dang (乡党)
Everyday ritual, manners, and details of conduct.
18 chapters
Xian Jin (先进)
Disciples, character, and the style of teaching.
25 chapters
Yan Yuan (颜渊)
Humaneness, government, ritual, and noble practice.
24 chapters
Zi Lu (子路)
Government, rectifying names, and action.
30 chapters
Xian Wen (宪问)
Moral distinctions and the character of the noble person.
47 chapters
Wei Ling Gong (卫灵公)
Loyalty, reciprocity, devotion to the Way, and conduct.
41 chapters
Ji Shi (季氏)
Political order, self-cultivation, and prudent concern.
14 chapters
Yang Huo (阳货)
Human nature, education, and the condition of the age.
26 chapters
Wei Zi (微子)
Withdrawal, service, and figures of history.
11 chapters
Zi Zhang (子张)
Sayings of disciples and the transmission of learning.
25 chapters
Yao Yue (尧曰)
Political ideals and the closing vision of cultivation.
3 chapters