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appointments (of Heaven); while the mean man does what is full of risk, looking out for the turns of luck.' 40. The Master said, 'In archery we have something like (the way of) the superior man. When the archer misses the centre of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
41. The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in travelling, when to go far we must traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height we must begin from the lower ground. 42. It is said in the Book of Poetry (II, i, ode 4, 7, 8),
“Children and wife we love;
Union with them is sweet, As lute's soft strain, that soothes our pain.
How joyous do we meet! But brothers more than they
Can satisfy the heart. 'Tis their accord does peace afford,
And lasting joy impart. For ordering of your homes,
For joy with child and wife, Consider well the truth I tell ;
This is the charm of life!" 43. The Master said, “How complacent are parents (in such a state of things)!
44. The Master said, “How abundant and rich are the powers possessed and exercised by Spiritual Beings! We look for them, but do not see them ; we listen for, but do not hear them; they enter into all things, and nothing is without them? 45. They
* We hardly see the relevancy of pars. 44-47 as illustrating the
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