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II2 TIIE AI_ALI_ffI'S : INTRODUCTIOI_.
one who has raised him_lf to that standard. Another
interpretation is 2 _ I:_ _ ;_ _, A man of out-
standing talents and virtue. It is the opposite of'
#b )_, a petty or narrow minded man, a common
fellow. See also:--_ _ _ _ _ :_; :_/ _ iCE {_
;ZK_;
_ ttSIEN I. Minister and Right hand over Precious;
or _, A faithful minister over goods.
t_ :_ _ _ll -_ .l_, :_ _ _!_,, Ol}e who controls tile
exchequer. A simpler definition is _" _ :_, A man of
virtue. Such a man is talented as well as virtuous. He
takes rank higher than a 2i_ _ and lower than a _ Jk
q.v.
_ SH]_NG i. From ]7[ ear and _ toinform. He
who hears and expIains all things, a seer, a sage.
The description of a _ .]k is _ l_J _.I! ;;_, 2_ _J __
_, His knowledge is innate, and he pursues the right
course without effort. I. 4. knocks any such definition to
pieces so far as Confucius is concerned, but this difficulty is
overcome by interpreting that passage as only the Sage's
ffafon de iharler, his object being to shew that the pro-
gramme laid down in that chapter should be the student's
desideratum. Other definitions are fi)_ _1_ _!,, Ap-
prehending clearly ; _[_ J_ Y_ _1_, There is nothing he
fails to apprehend. See also :--_ 1_ tlt_ _- 1II] _z_ ;k_