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successful in its influence. "My own rule is different from any adopted by these: I will take no liberties, I will have no curtailing of my liberty." The chief music-master went off to Ts[']i. Kan, the conductor of the music at the second repast, went over to Ts[']u. Liau, conductor at the third repast, went over to Ts[']ai. And Kiueh, who conducted at the fourth, went to Ts[']in. Fang-shuh, the drummer, withdrew into the neighborhood of the Ho. Wu the tambourer went to the Han. And Yang the junior music-master, and Siang who played on the musical stone, went to the sea-coast. Anciently the Duke of Chow, addressing his son the Duke of Lu, said, "A good man in high place is not indifferent about the members of his own family, and does not give occasion to the chief ministers to complain that they are not employed; nor without great cause will he set aside old friendships; nor does he seek for full equipment for every kind of service in any single man." There were once eight officials during this Chow dynasty, who were four pairs of twins, all brothers--the eldest pair Tah and Kwoh, the next Tuh and Hwuh, the third Ye and Hia, the youngest Sui and Kwa. [Footnote 33: He only pretended to be mad, in order to escape being employed in the public service.] [Footnote 34: Two worthies who had abandoned public life, owing to the state of the times.] BOOK XIX _Teachings of Various Chief Disciples_ "The learned official," said Tsz-chang, "who when he sees danger ahead will risk his very life, who when he sees a chance of success is mindful of what is just and proper, who in his religious acts is mindful of the duty of reverence, and when in mourning thinks of his loss, is indeed a fit and proper person for his place." Again he said, "If a person hold to virtue but never advance in it, and if he have faith in right principles and do not build himself up in them, how can he be regarded either as having such, or as being without them?" Tsz-hia's disciples asked Tsz-chang his views about intercourse with others. "What says your Master?" he rejoined. "He says," they replied, "'Associate with those who are qualified, and repel from you such as are not.'" Tsz-chang then said, "That is different from what I have learnt. A superior man esteems the worthy and wise, and bears with all. He makes much of the good and capable, and pities the incapable. Am I eminently worthy and wise?--who is there then among m
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