Looked at, but cannot be seen- That is called the Invisible Listened to, but cannot be heard- That is called the Inaudible Grasped at, but cannot be touched- That is called the Intangible These three elude all our inquiries And hence blend and become One. Not by its rising, is there Light, Not by its […]
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Man has ten thousand plans for himself; God but one for him. Man cries, “Now, now!” God says, “Not yet, not yet.” A good man protects three villages. Let your ideas be round and your conduct square. Right heart need not fear evil seeming. God drives no man to despair. Misfortunes issue where diseases enter,
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When men die of famine, you say it is the season that is to blame. What does this differ from saying, when you have caused a man’s death. “It was not I, but the weather”? ” When a public officer is neglectful, what would you do with him?”‘Cast him off,” replies the king.‘When in the
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To nourish the heart there is nothing better than to make the desires few. Here is a man whose desires are few; in some things he may not be able to keep his heart, but they will be few. Here is a man whose desires are many; in some things he may be able to
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Tzu King asked: “Has the nobler sort of man any hatreds?” The Master replied: “He has. He hates those who publish the faults of others; he hates men of low condition who vilify those above them; he hates those whose courage is unaccompanied by self-restraint; he hates those who are audacious but narrow-minded.” “And you,
A good runner leaves no track. A good speech leaves no flaws for attack. A good reckoner makes use of no counters. A well shut door makes use of no bolts, And yet cannot be opened. A well-tied knot makes use of no rope, And yet cannot be untied. Therefore the Sage is good at
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Speaking ‘Tzu Lu‘, the Master said: “Have you ever heard of the six shadows which attend six great virtues?” “No,” he replied. “Sit down then, and I will tell you. Love of goodness without the will to learn casts the shadow called foolishness. Love of knowledge without the will to learn casts the shadow called
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The capacity for knowledge of the inferior man is small and easily filled up; the intelligence of the superior man is deep and not easily satisfied. It matters not what you learn; but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you
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He who grasps more than he can hold, wouldbe better without any.
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In the practice of archery we have something resembling the principle in a man’s moral life. When the archer misses the center of the target he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure within himself. [Confucius, The Wisdom of Chinese]
