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VII. XKI,-XXII. THE ANALECTS.
When three of us are walking together, my masters are always
pre_nt. Or, Take the good one and follow him, and
the not good, and change from him. Cf. IV. 17. C =" A.
_ i_ -2_ ]_ _ Three men walking together, one being
myself, and of the other two, one good, the other bad, etc.
L When I walk along with two others, they may serve as
my teachers. I will select their good qualifies and follow
them, their bad qualities and avoid them. Z. si tres homin-
es iter facimus, certo erit meus magister ; seligam istius bona
et prosequar ea, illius non recta et ea emendabo I(.
When three men meet together, one ...... always learn something
of the other two ......... profit by the good example of
the one and avoid etc. Cou;e. Si je voyageais avec deux
compagnons, (l'un vertueux et l'autre vicieux), j'examinerais
ce que le premier a de bon etc.
CHAPTER XXII.--IMMORTAL TILL HIS WORK
WAS DONE.wOr, Since Heaven begot the character I possess,--this
Huan T'ui,--in regard to me, what (can he do) ?
•The _ I_ says that Confucius was on his way to Sung
with his disciples. He was giving them a lesson in _ un-
der a big tree, which Huan T'ui, who hated him, sent men
to chop down. The disciples were alarmed, but Confucius
soughttoteas-sure them With thislofty,courageoussentiment.
C. Huan T'ui was the Minister of War in Sung
and a descendant of Duke Huan. L. Heaven produced
the virtue that is in me etc. Z. Coelum infudit virtutem in
m_; ...... file quid me lacier. K. God Ihas _V_ _ this
moral and intellectual power in me etc. Couv. Le Ciel
m'a _ la v_-avec l'existm_ _.
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