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The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

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7.Is Confucius a Sage, or is he not? How is it he has somany disciples? He aims at being a subtle dialectician,not knowing that such a reputation is regarded <strong>by</strong> realSages as the fetters <strong>of</strong> a criminal.8.He who delights in man is himself not a perfect man. Hisaffection is not true charity. Depending uponopportunity, he has not true worth. He who is notconversant with both good and evil is not a superior man.He who disregards his reputation is not what a manshould be. He who is not absolutely oblivious <strong>of</strong> his ownexistence can never be a ruler <strong>of</strong> men.9.When the pond dries up, and the fishes are left upon dryground, to moisten them with the breath, or to dampthem with spittle, is not to be compared with leavingthem, in the first instance, in their native rivers andlakes. And better than praising Yao [1] and blamingChieh [2] would be leaving them both and attending to thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> Tao.notes[1] A legendary Emperor, whose reign, with that <strong>of</strong> his successor Shun, may beregarded as the Golden Age <strong>of</strong> China.[2] <strong>The</strong> last sovereign <strong>of</strong> the Hsia dynasty, and a typical tyrant.

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