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Finewordsandaninsinuatingappearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue."

ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"

Idailyexaminemyselfonthreepoints:

-whether,intransactingbusinessforothers,Imayhavebeennotfaithful;

-whether,inintercoursewithfriends,Imayhavebeennotsincere;

-whetherImayhavenotmasteredandpracticedtheinstructionsofmyteacher."

TheMastersaid,

Toruleacountryofathousandchariots,theremustbereverentattentiontobusiness,andsincerity;

economyinexpenditure,andloveformen;

andtheemploymentofthepeopleattheproperseasons."

Ayouth,whenathome,shouldbefilial,and,abroad,respectfultohiselders.Heshouldbeearnestandtruthful.Heshouldoverflowinlovetoall,andcultivatethefriendshipofthegood.Whenhehastimeandopportunity,aftertheperformanceofthesethings,heshouldemploytheminpolitestudies."

Tsze-hsiasaid,"

Ifamanwithdrawshismindfromtheloveofbeauty,andappliesitassincerelytotheloveofthevirtuous;

if,inservinghisparents,hecanexerthisutmoststrength;

if,inservinghisprince,hecandevotehislife;

if,inhisintercoursewithhisfriends,hiswordsaresincere:

-althoughmensaythathehasnotlearned,Iwillcertainlysaythathehas.TheMastersaid,"

Ifthescholarbenotgrave,hewillnotcallforthanyveneration,andhislearningwillnotbesolid."

Holdfaithfulnessandsincerityasfirstprinciples."

Havenofriendsnotequaltoyourself."

Whenyouhavefaults,donotfeartoabandonthem."

Lettherebeacarefulattentiontoperformthefuneralritestoparents,andlet

thembefollowedwhenlonggonewiththeceremoniesofsacrifice;

-thenthevirtueofthepeoplewillresumeitsproperexcellence."

Tsze-ch'

inaskedTsze-kungsaying,"

Whenourmastercomestoanycountry,hedoesnotfailtolearnallaboutitsgovernment.Doesheaskhisinformation?

orisitgiventohim?

Tsze-kungsaid,"

Ourmasterisbenign,upright,courteous,temperate,andcomplaisantandthushegetshisinformation.Themaster'

smodeofaskinginformation,-isitnotdifferentfromthatofothermen?

The

Mastersaid,"

Whileaman'

sfatherisalive,lookatthebentofhiswill;

whenhisfatherisdead,lookathisconduct.Ifforthreeyearshedoesnotalterfromthewayofhisfather,hemaybecalledfilial."

Inpracticingtherulesofpropriety,anaturaleaseistobeprized.Inthewaysprescribedbytheancientkings,thisistheexcellentquality,andinthingssmallandgreatwefollowthem."

Yetitisnottobeobservedinallcases.Ifone,knowinghowsucheaseshouldbeprized,manifestsit,withoutregulatingitbytherulesofpropriety,thislikewiseisnottobedone."

Whenagreementsaremadeaccordingtowhatisright,whatisspokencanbemadegood.Whenrespectisshownaccordingtowhatisproper,onekeepsfarfromshameanddisgrace.Whenthepartiesuponwhomamanleansareproperpersonstobeintimatewith,hecanmakethemhisguidesandmasters."

Hewhoaimstobeamanofcompletevirtueinhisfooddoesnotseektogratifyhisappetite,norinhisdwellingplacedoesheseektheappliancesofease;

heisearnestinwhatheisdoing,andcarefulinhisspeech;

hefrequentsthecompanyofmenofprinciplethathemayberectified:

-suchapersonmaybesaidindeedtolovetolearn."

Whatdoyoupronounceconcerningthepoormanwhoyetdoesnotflatter,andtherichmanwhosnotproud?

TheMasterreplied,"

Theywilldo;

buttheyarenotequaltohim,who,thoughpoor,isyetcheerful,andtohim,who,thoughrich,lovestherulesofpropriety."

Tsze-kungreplied,"

ItissaidintheBookofPoetry,'

Asyoucutandthenfile,asyoucarveandthenpolish.'

-Themeaningisthesame,Iapprehend,asthatwhichyouhavejustexpressed."

WithonelikeTs'

ze,Icanbegintotalkabouttheodes.Itoldhimonepoint,andheknewitspropersequence."

Iwillnotbeafflictedatmen'

snotknowingme;

2TheMaster

IwillbeafflictedthatIdonotknowmen."

said,"

Hewhoexercisesgovernmentbymeansofhisvirtuemaybecomparedtothenorthpolarstar,whichkeepsitsplaceandallthestarsturntowardsit."

IntheBookofPoetryarethreehundredpieces,butthedesignofthemallmaybeembracedinonesentence'

Havingnodepravedthoughts.'

Ifthepeoplebeledbylaws,anduniformitysoughttobegiventhembypunishments,theywilltrytoavoidthepunishment,buthavenosenseofshame."

Iftheybeledbyvirtue,anduniformitysoughttobegiventhembytherulesofpropriety,theywillhavethesenseofshame,andmoreoverwillbecomegood."

Atfifteen,Ihadmymindbentonlearning."

Atthirty,Istoodfirm."

Atforty,Ihadnodoubts."

Atfifty,IknewthedecreesofHeaven."

Atsixty,myearwasanobedientorganforthereceptionoftruth."

Atseventy,Icouldfollowwhatmyheartdesired,withouttransgressingwhatwasright."

MangIaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"

Itisnotbeingdisobedient."

Soonafter,asFanCh'

ihwasdrivinghim,theMastertoldhim,saying,"

Mang-sunaskedmewhatfilialpietywas,andIansweredhim,-'

notbeingdisobedient.'

FanCh'

ihsaid,"

Whatdidyoumean?

Thatparents,

whenalive,beservedaccordingtopropriety;

that,whendead,theyshouldbeburiedaccordingtopropriety;

andthattheyshouldbesacrificedtoaccordingtopropriety."

MangWuaskedwhatfilialpietywas.The

Parentsareanxiouslesttheirchildrenshouldbesick."

Tsze-yuaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"

Thefilialpietynowadaysmeansthesupportofone'

sparents.Butdogsandhorseslikewiseareabletodosomethinginthewayofsupport;

-withoutreverence,whatistheretodistinguishtheonesupportgivenfromtheother?

Tsze-hsiaaskedwhatfilialpietywas.TheMastersaid,"

Thedifficultyiswiththecountenance.If,whentheireldershaveanytroublesomeaffairs,theyoungtakethetoilofthem,andif,whentheyounghavewineandfood,theysetthembeforetheirelders,isTHIStobeconsideredfilialpiety?

IhavetalkedwithHuiforawholeday,andhehasnotmadeanyobjectiontoanythingIsaid;

-asifhewerestupid.Hehasretired,andIhaveexaminedhisconductwhenawayfromme,andfoundhimabletoillustratemyteachings.Hui!

-Heisnotstupid."

Seewhatamandoes."

Markhismotives."

Examineinwhatthingsherests."

Howcanamanconcealhischaracter?

Howcanamanconcealhischaracter?

Ifamankeepscherishinghisoldknowledge,soascontinuallytobeacquiringnew,hemaybeateacherofothers."

Theaccomplishedscholarisnotautensil."

Tsze-kungaskedwhatconstitutedthesuperiorman.TheMastersaid,"

Heactsbeforehespeaks,andafterwardsspeaksaccordingtohisactions."

Thesuperiormaniscatholicandnotpartisan.Themeanmanispartisanandnotcatholic."

Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost;

thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous."

Thestudyofstrangedoctrinesisinjuriousindeed!

Yu,shallIteachyouwhatknowledgeis?

Whenyouknowathing,toholdthatyouknowit;

andwhenyoudonotknowathing,toallowthatyoudonotknowit;

-thisisknowledge."

Tsze-changwaslearningwithaviewtoofficialemolument.TheMastersaid,"

Hearmuchandputasidethepointsofwhichyoustandindoubt,whileyouspeakcautiouslyatthesametimeoftheothers:

-thenyouwillaffordfewoccasionsforblame.Seemuchandputasidethethingswhichseemperilous,whileyouarecautiousatthesametimeincarryingtheothers

intopractice:

thenyouwillhavefewoccasionsforrepentance.Whenonegivesfewoccasionsforblameinhiswords,andfewoccasionsforrepentanceinhisconduct,heisinthewaytogetemolument."

TheDukeAiasked,saying,"

Whatshouldbedoneinordertosecurethesubmissionofthepeople?

Confuciusreplied,"

Advancetheuprightandsetasidethecrooked,thenthepeoplewillsubmit.Advancethecrookedandsetasidetheupright,thenthepeoplewillnotsubmit."

ChiK'

angaskedhowtocausethepeopletoreverencetheirruler,tobefaithfultohim,andtogoontonervethemselvestovirtue.The

Lethimpresideoverthemwithgravity;

-thentheywillreverencehim.Lethimbefinalandkindtoall;

-thentheywillbefaithfultohim.Lethimadvancethegoodandteachtheincompetent;

-thentheywilleagerlyseektobevirtuous."

SomeoneaddressedConfucius,saying,"

Sir,whyareyounotengagedinthegovernment?

WhatdoestheShu-chingsayoffilialpiety?

-'

Youarefinal,youdischargeyourbrotherlyduties.Thesequalitiesaredisplayedingovernment.'

Thisthenalsoconstitutestheexerciseofgovernment.WhymusttherebeTHAT-makingonebeinthegovernment?

Idonotkno