The Analects [論語, 论语, Lúnyǔ], Book 8, verse 2 (8.2.1) (6th C. BC - AD 3rd C.) [tr. Legge (1861)] - Confucius | WIST Quotations
Respectfulness, without the rules of propriety, becomes laborious bustle; carefulness, without the rules of propriety, becomes timidity; boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination; straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness. [恭而無禮則勞、愼而無禮則葸、勇而無禮則亂、直而無禮則絞。] (Source (Chinese)). Brooks (below) believes this text was interpolated into Book 8 at the time that…
