Analects of Saint Kollion
Many of the Ministry’s teachings are collected in a series of numbered Analects, known as the Analects of Saint Kollion, which worshipers are fond of quoting.
- The 21st Analectic states, “If you study but don’t reflect, you’ll be lost. If you reflect but don’t study, you’ll get into trouble.”
- “To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.”
- “To be poor without resentment is difficult. To be rich without arrogance is easy.”
- “Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”
- “To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
- “The noble man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.”
- “Don't bother explaining that which has already been done; don't bother criticizing that which is already gone; don't bother blaming that which is already past.”
- “When the noble man deals with the world he is not prejudiced for or against anything. He does what is Right.”
- “The noble man cares about virtue; the inferior man cares about material things. The noble man seeks discipline; the inferior man seeks favors.”
- “If you are virtuous, you will not be lonely. You will always have friends.”
- “There are some who sprout but do not blossom, some who blossom but do not bear fruit.”
- “Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.”
- "It is moral cowardice to leave undone what one perceives to be right to do."
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