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XII. u, III. THE ANALECTS.
soever things you do not wish that others should do unto
you, do not do unto them. In your public life etc.
glv¢ no one a just cause of complaint against you. Couv.
En sortant de la maison, soyez attentif, comme si vous
voyiez un h6te distingu6 ; en commandant etc. si vous pr_sidiez
_ un sacrifice solennel ; ne faite_ pas _ autrui ce que
vous ne voulez pas qu'on vous fasse _ vous-m_me. Dans
la principaut_, personne ne sera m6content de vous etc.
CHAPTER III.--VIRTUE AND THE TONGUE.--
Note the play on the sounds of {Z and _-_-g, I, 2. C.
Ssfi-ma Niu, ' Ox' was his personal name, ' Master of the
Horse _his surname, that office in Sung appertaining to the
family. (See Intro. V.) He was a disciple of Confucius
and brother of _ _ see Cap. V. -_/-_ ,'=2_-O, _ -I__,_
Repressed, not facile. {_Z_ _a_ ;(f" JIrJ _ ]'_, i_ z!_
_" _ _ _ _.. _i _ _ _. The good man is not
demonstrative, hence his hesitancy in speech, _ _ _i_ _;_
!_ 4:]_. which forms one feature of moral character,-advice
assumed to be necessary for Niu, whose tongue was
loose, _; _" j_j _4_, L. The man of perfect virtue is
cautious and slow in his speech. Z. de animi perfecfione.
...... corde perfectus, scilicet cujus ve_ba impedita sunt.
K. moral character ...... sparing of his words. Couv,
parle difficilement, c-_-d, avec grande retenue, avec circonspection.
Niu thought the way of perfection something very grand,
and not merely as indicated by the Master. _ _ takes
as _g_ and this is the usual interpretation, l,. When
a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he other be than
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