Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtZuoqiu Ming 左丘明

Who

Cited in the text as one ashamed of clever words and an ingratiating manner

Relation to Confucius

Mentioned in or converses in the text; see this chapter

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 5.24Why did Confucius find excessive politeness shameful?

   子曰：巧言、令色、足恭，左丘明恥之，丘亦恥之。匿怨而友其人，左丘明恥之，丘亦恥之。

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