The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects by James Legge
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of the litanist T'o and the beauty of the prince Chao of Sung, it
is difficult to escape in the present age.' CHAP. XV. The Master said, 'Who can go out but by the door? How is it that men will not walk according to these ways?' CHAP. XVI. The Master said, 'Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue.' CHAP. XVII. The Master said, 'Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune.' ¡i¤Q¤K³¹¡j¤l¤ê¡Bª¾¤§ªÌ¡B¤£¦p¦n¤§ªÌ¡B¦n¤§ªÌ¡B¤£¦p¼Ö¤§ªÌ¡C ¡i¤Q¤E³¹¡j¤l¤ê¡B¤¤¤H¥H¤W¡B¥i¥H»y¤W¤]¡B¤¤¤H¥H¤U¡B¤£¥i¥H»y¤W¤]¡C ¡i¤G¤Q³¹¡j¼Ô¿ð°Ýª¾¡C¤l¤ê¡B°È¥Á¤§¸q¡B·q°¯«¦Ó»·¤§¡B¥i¿×ª¾¨o¡C°Ý¤¯¡C ¤ê¡B¤¯ªÌ¥ýÃø¦Ó«áÀò¡B¥i CHAP. XVIII. The Master said, 'They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.' CHAP. XIX. The Master said, 'To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.' CHAP. XX. Fan Ch'ih asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said, 'To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.' He asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, 'The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be |
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