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_V. XXI/,.XXItl, X_XIV. THI_ ANALE6"_S,
Votls devez vous rappeler souvent ere, vous r6jouir de leur
long&it6, et craindre qu'ils ne viennent &mourir,
CHAPTER XXII.---PERFORMANCE SHAMING
PROMISE. Or, The nonaltterance _ _ of _ the
words _ (of) the ancients -i_ a-_ was shame 1_ of
their _1i] not 5b; coming up to (them) l_, C. _t_ :_
_ _]" 1_ ;_ i_o For performance to come short of
promise is the acme of shame. L. The reason why the
ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was
that they feared ...... actions not come up to them. Z.
antiqui sermonem non effundebant ; verecundabantur se eo
non attingere. K. Men of old kept silence for fear lest
what they .said should not come up to wb._t_ they did.
Cow*. ges anciennes n'osaient pas 6mettre de maximes;
ils craignaient que leurs actions ne r6pondissent pas &Ieurs
paroles.
CHAPTER XXIII._SELF-R_gTRAINT AVOIDS
ERROR. Or, By using restraint your mistakes will be
few ; or, Those who have gone astray through _If-restraint
are few. L The cautious seldom err. g. qui in se
coercendo deficiant sibi, rari sunt. K. He who wants
little, (or, He who confines his sphere) seldom goes wrong.
Cottv. On sJ6gare rarement eta s'imposant _ sobm_mae des
r_'gles s_v_re's.
CHAPTER XXIV.--ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER
THAN WORDS. The Comm. i_ thinks chaptera
15-24 were recorded by Ts_ng Tz_'s disciples. Note the
use of Tskng T,a_, ' the philosopher Trkng" in 15. L. The
sup. man wishes to be slow in his words and earnest _n his
conduct- Z....... t_,rdtmin v_rbis et p_omptus in aetiontbus.
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