Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

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rograded or advanced. The Chow Hne has followed the Yin,
adopting its ways, and whether there has been deterioration or
improvement may also be determined. Some other line may
take up in turn those of Chow ; and supposing even this process
to go on for a hundred generations, the result may be known."
Other sayings of the Master :
—
" It is but flattery to make sacrificial offerings to departed
spirits not belonging to one's own family.
" It is moral cowardice to leave undone what one perceives
to be right to do."