Appears in 4 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtYao 尧

Who

Ancient sage-king

Relation to Confucius

Historical figure quoted or commented on

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. 6.28博施济众（能近取譬）

   子貢曰：如有博施於民而能濟眾，何如？可謂仁乎？子曰：何事於仁？必也聖乎！堯舜其猶病諸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲達而達人。能近取譬，可謂仁之方也已。

2. 8.19Great indeed was Yao as a ruler!not yet taught

   子曰：大哉！堯之為君也。巍巍乎！唯天為大，唯堯則之。蕩蕩乎！民無能名焉。巍巍乎！其有成功也。煥乎！其有文章。

3. 14.45Zilu asked about the gentlemannot yet taught

   子路問君子。子曰：修己以敬。曰：如斯而已乎？曰：修己以安人。曰：如斯而已乎？曰：修己以安百姓。修己以安百姓，堯舜其猶病諸！

4. 20.1Ah, you, Shun! The succession ordained by Heaven rests in your…not yet taught

   堯曰：諮！爾舜！天之歷數在爾躬。允執其中。四海困窮，天祿永終。舜亦以命禹。曰：予小子履，敢用玄牡，敢昭告於皇皇后帝：有罪不敢赦。帝臣不蔽，簡在帝心。朕躬有罪，無以萬方；萬方有罪，罪在朕躬。周有大賚，善人是富。雖有周親，不如仁人。百姓有過，在予一人。謹權量，審法度，修廢官，四方之政行焉。興滅國，繼絕世，舉逸民，天下之民歸心焉。所重：民、食、喪、祭。寬則得眾，信則民任焉，敏則有功，公則說。

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