Book Title: Text of Confucianism Part 01
Author(s): James Legge
Publisher: Oxford

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________________ PT. III. SECT. X. THE WRITINGS OF KWANG-BZE. 213 was. He who uses only the sight of his eyes is acted on by what he sees; it is the intuition of the) spirit, that gives the assurance of certainty. That the sight of the eyes is not equal to that intuition of the spirit is a thing long acknowledged. And yet stupid people rely on what they see, and will have it to be the sentiment of all men ;-all their success being with what is external:-is it not sad ? Digitized by Google

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