What you say must be credible enough, what you do must have results, and when you have results, you must do what you say. From The Analects of Confucius.

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations compiled by Confucius and his disciples, which was written in the early Warring States period. The book consists of 20 chapters and 492 sections, mainly citing, supplemented by narration, which embodies the political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles of Confucius and Confucianism.

The Analects of Confucius is one of the Confucian classics and a collection of recorded essays, which mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples in the form of quotations and dialogues, and embodies Confucius' political, aesthetic, moral and utilitarian values.

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The Analects of Confucius covers politics, education, literature, philosophy and ways of living.

As early as the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, when Confucius set up an altar to give lectures, its main contents were initially established; After the death of Confucius, his disciples handed down his remarks from generation to generation, and gradually recorded the words and deeds quoted orally, so it was called On.

The Analects of Confucius mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, so it is called "language". In fact, "theory" has the meaning of compilation. The Analects of Confucius refers to recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples and compiling them into books.