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SECT. II. PT. III.
THE THAN KUNG.
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The disciples who were with him said, 'Can you not have done with him ?' 'I have heard,' was the reply, that relations should not forget their relationship, nor old acquaintances their friendship?'.
25. Kao Wăn-gze and Shd-yü were looking about them at the Nine Plains , when Wăn-zze said, If these dead could arise, with whom would I associate myself?' Shd-yü asked, "Would it be with Yang Khu-fd8?' 'He managed by his course,' was the reply, 'to concentrate in himself all the power of Zin, and yet he did not die a natural death. His wisdom does not deserve to be commended.'
Would it be with uncle Fan?' Wăn-gze said, When he saw gain in prospect, he did not think of his ruler; his virtue does not deserve to be commended. I think I would follow WA-3ze of Sui". While seeking the advantage of his ruler, he did not forget himself; and while consulting for his own advantage, he was not forgetful of his friends.'
The people of Zin thought that Wăn-zze knew men. He carried himself in a retiring way, as if he could not bear even his clothes. His speech
1 We have another instance of Confucius's relations with Yuan Zang in the Analects, XIV, 46. He was evidently 'queer,' with a sort of craze. It gives one a new idea of Confucius to find his interest in, and kindly feeling for, such a man.
See paragraph 19 and note. • Master of duke Hsiang B.C. 627-621, and an important minister afterwards.
* See in paragraph 19, Part i. But scant measure is dealt kere to uncle Fan.'
* Wa-zze of Sui had an eventful life, and played an important part in the affairs of Zin and Khin in his time. See a fine testimony to him in the 30 Kwan, under B.C. 546.
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| SR No. | 007675 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1879 |
| Total Pages | 2829 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 50 MB |