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tented will not entangle himself with the pursuit of gain, that he who is conscious of having gained (the truth) in himself is not afraid of losing other things, and that he who cultivates the path of inward rectification is not ashamed though he may have no official position. I have long been preaching this ; but to-day I see it realised in Hui :—this is what I have gained.'
7. Prince Mâul of Kung-shan? spoke to Kan-zze ?, saying, 'My body has its place by the streams and near the sea, but my mind dwells at the court of Wei ;—what have you to say to me in the circumstances ?' Kan-zze replied, 'Set the proper value on your life. When one sets the proper value on his life, gain seems to him unimportant.' The prince rejoined, " I know that, but I am not able to overcome (my wishes). The reply was, ' If you cannot master yourself (in the matter), follow (your inclinations so that) your spirit may not be dissatisfied. When you cannot master yourself, and try to force yourself where your spirit does not follow, this is what is called doing yourself a double injury; and those who so injure themselves are not among the long-lived.'
Mâu of Wei was the son of a lord of ten thousand chariots. For him to live in retirement among crags and caves was more difficult than for a scholar who had not worn the dress of office. Although he
* Prince Mâu was a son of the marquis of Wei, and had been appointed to the appanage of Kung-shan,-corresponding to part of the present Ting Kâu in Pei Kih-li.
? A worthy officer or thinker of Wei. One is not sure that his advice was altogether good.
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