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THE APPENDIXES.
LXII. 1. In Hsiao Kwo (we see) the small (lines) exceeding the others, and (giving the intimation of) progress and attainment.
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SECT. II.
2. Such exceeding, in order to its being advantageous, must be associated with firmness and correctness:'—that is, it must take place (only) according to (the requirements of) the time.
3. The weak (lines) are in the central places, and hence (it is said that what the name denotes) may be done in small affairs, and there will be good fortune..
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Of the strong (lines one) is not in its proper place, and (the other) is not central, hence it is said that (what the name denotes) 'should not be done in great affairs.'
5. (In the hexagram) we have 'the symbol of a bird on the wing, and of the notes that come down from such a bird, for which it is better to descend than to ascend, thereby leading to great good fortune:'-to ascend is contrary to what is reasonable in the case, while to descend is natural and right.
empty boat, it is said (with doubtful truth), is not liable to be upset. The trigram Sun symbolises both wind and wood.
A good commentary on paragraph 3 is supplied in many passages of the Doctrine of the Mean,' e. g. chap. 20. 18:-'Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way
of men.'
LXII. Paragraph 1. appears at a glance. ment is less clear. hexagram 33.
'The requirements of the time' in paragraph 2 cannot make
That the small lines exceed the others The intimation of progress and attainCompare the first paragraph of Appendix I to
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |