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eing equivalent to _w_. _Chih_ and _Shih_ rhyme approximately with _her_. _Tzu_ is pronounced much as _sir_ in the vulgar _yessir_, but with a hissing sound prefixed. * * * * * THE SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS BOOK I 1. The Master said, To learn and then do, is not that a pleasure? When friends come from afar do we not rejoice? To live unknown and not fret, is not that to be a gentleman? 2. Yu-tzu[2] said. Few men that are good sons and good brothers are fond of withstanding those over them. A man that is not fond of withstanding those over him and is yet fond of broils is nowhere found. A gentleman heeds the roots. When the root has taken, the Way is born. And to be a good son and a good brother, is not that the root of love? [Footnote 2: A disciple.] 3. The Master said, Smooth words and fawning looks are seldom found with love. 4. Tseng-tzu[3] said, Thrice daily I ask myself: In dealing for others, have I been unfaithful? Have I been untrue to friends? Do I practise what I preach? [Footnote 3: A disciple.] 5. The Master said, To guide a land of a thousand chariots, honour business and be true; spend little and love men; time thy calls on the people. 6. The Master said, The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts. 7. Tzu-hsia[3] said, If a man eschews beauty and honours worth, if he serves his father and mother with all his strength, if he is ready to give his life for his lord, and keeps faith with his friends, though others may say he has no learning, I must call him learned. 8. The Master said, A gentleman will not be looked up to unless he is staid, nor will his learning be sound. Put faithfulness and truth first; have no friends unlike thyself; be not ashamed to mend thy faults. 9. Tseng-tzu[4] said, Heed the dead, follow up the past, and the soul of the people will again grow great. [Footnote 4: A disciple.] 10. Tzu-ch'in[5] said to Tzu-kung,[6] When he comes to a country the Master always hears how it is governed; does he ask, or is it told him? [Footnote 5: A disciple.] [Footnote 6: A disciple.] Tzu-kung said, The Master gets it by his warmth and honesty, by politeness, modesty and yielding. The way the Master asks is unlike other men's asking. 11. The Master said, Whilst t
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