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

to look at, and neglects those that need not be looked at.So clever a judge of horses is Kao, that he has it in him tojudge something better than horses."When the horse arrived, it turned out indeed to be asuperlative horse.LuckMR YÜ was a wealthy man of the Liang State[the sameas the Wei State in the fourth century BC]. Hishousehold was rolling in riches, and his hoards of moneyand silk and other valuables were quite incalculable. Itwas his custom to have banquets served, to theaccompaniment of music, in a high upper halloverlooking the main road; there he and his friendswould sit drinking their wine and amusing themselveswith bouts of gambling.One day, a party of young gallants happened to passalong the road. In the chamber above, play was going onas usual, and a lucky throw of the dice, which resulted inthe capture of both fishes, evoked a loud burst ofmerriment from the players. [1]Precisely at that moment, it happened that a kite whichwas sailing overhead dropped the carcass of a rat in themidst of the company outside. The young men held an