Because Confucius found himself deceived not only by the patriotic monarch, but also by the little people around him. Confucius then accused Wang Wei of listening to the little people around him. After leaving the country, Confucius said with emotion: "Only women are difficult to raise! If you are near, you will not be grandchildren, but if you are far away, you will complain. "

Only women and little people are difficult to raise! If you are near, you are not a grandson. If you are far away, you will resent it. It means it's the hardest to get along with sinister and despicable people. When you are close to him, he doesn't know how to be humble and polite to others. When others alienate him, he has resentment.

-Excerpted from Chapter 17 of The Analects of Confucius Disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Yang Huo.

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Confucius (September 28th BC1year-April BC1year), surnamed Kong, was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period (now Qufu, Shandong) and his ancestral home was Li Yi (now Xiayi, Henan), an ancient thinker and educator in China.

Confucius initiated the atmosphere of private lectures and advocated benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. He led some disciples around the world for thirteen years, and revised the six classics of Poetry, Calligraphy, Rites and Music, Book of Changes and Spring and Autumn Annals in his later years. According to legend, Confucius once asked Laozi for gifts, with 3,000 disciples, including 72 sages.

After the death of Confucius, his disciples and their re-disciples recorded the words and deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples, and compiled the Confucian classic The Analects.

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