The Wisdom of Confucius, With Critical And Biographical Sketches By Epiphanius Wilson
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It all shows that he faiows not how to gauge capacity." Tsz-k'in, addressing Tsz-kung, said, "You depreciate yourself. Confucius is surely not a greater worthy than yourself." Tsz-kung replied, "In the use of w^rds one ought never to be incautious; because a gentleman for one single utter- ance of his is apt to be considered a wise man, and for a single utterance may be accounted unwise. No more might one think of attaining to the Master's perfections than think of going upstairs to HeavenI Wer...e it ever his for- tune to be at the head of the government of a country, then that which is spoken of as 'establishing the country' would be establishment indeed; he would be its guide and it would follow him, he would tranquillize it and it would render its willing homage: he would give forward impulses to it to which it would harmoniously respond. In his life he would be its glory, at his death there would be great lam- entation. How indeed could such as he be equalled?" BOOK XX Extracts from the Book of History The Emperor Yau said to Shun, "Ah, upon you, upon your person, hes the Heaven-appointed order of succession!
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