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IX. xvIL XvuL THE A_A_
Confucius' chagrin after bei_ compelled to ride behind
Duke Ling of Wei and his notorious and beautiful wife
;;_, _ _ J_ _'_ L. I have not seen one who loves
virtue as he loves beauty. Z. qui amet virtutem sieur
amat pulchram speciem. K. I do not now see ...... love
moral worth ...... beauty in woman. Couv. qui airn_t la
vertu autant que l'6clat ext6rieure.
CHAPTER XVIII.--PERSONAL RESPONSIBI-
LITY FOR PROGRESS.--_ _ z_ it[_, The anti-
thesis suggests : Make a hill, level the ground ; but the
translation given is the accepted version. It is difficult to
know whether the emphasis is on the _ or the .1]_ C.
emphasises the _, the mofaI of which should therefore
be individual responsibility, but the moral he draws is the
duty of unceasing progress. C. _,-]-'. _ 1'_, A
basket for earth. The parable urging perseverance in
virtue is taken From the _: _ V. v. 9, where it says
:_ III _ _t $,_ _ -- _ In making a hill of nine
fathoms etc. _ JL :_ m_ !_I /L 3_. ..... _g; _ :_
i_I _1_ ]_1_ The stopping is my own stopping, etc.
Hence the student, by unremitting perseverance _[_ _
_; multiplies his littles into much, whereas by stopping halfway
he throws away his past labours. L The prosecu-
tion of learning may be compared to what happens in etc.
/f there want but one basket of ear/h to complete the work
and I stop, the stopping is my own work ...... throwing
down the earth on the level ground. Though but one
basketful ...... thro_,vn at a time, the advartcing ...... my own
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