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XII. vIII_ THE ANALECTS.
are wantedmwhy should we seek for ornamental accom-
plishments ? Z. sapiens sit simplex, et satis est : quid uti
cultu faciet ? K. wants only the substance ; why should
he trouble about the style ? Couv ....... de vertus solides,
ce|a suffit. Qu'a-t-il 2tfaire de l'urbanit6 et de tout ce qui
ne servirait que comme d'ornement _ sa personne ?
2. The ancient commentators read, Alas that you should
so speak of the chfin tz6 ; but the moderns interpret as here.
C. _ --_ _ ,_ _ _ _ _ _ ,-_._ i.e. Tzu
Ch'eng's words carried a Chun Tzu's spirit,--but loose
words cannot be caught up. L Your words, sir, show
you to be etc. Z. piget sane! magistri sermo, sapientis
est ; etc. K. I am sorry ...... stated in that way, it is im-
possible for me not to misunderstand your meaning. Couv.
C'est bien dommagel Vous parlex ordinalrement, Seigneur,
en homme sage etc. Un attelage etc. ne saurait aUer
aussi vite que la ]angue etc.
3. C. _1_ J_ _J_ 5[_ _ A hairless skin. 2_
]_., _ _ :_t_ ,,_.-, Art and nature are interdependent
and cannot do without each other. If you get rid of
and only leave _[_ then _ :y- _']_)k Jl_ 1_1 _I_ _, the
higher and lower types of men cannot be discriminated. C.
criticises both, Tzfi Ch'ang for deeming _ everything and
Tzfi Kung for insufficiently discriminating its value. L Ornament
is as substance etc The hide of etc. stripped of its
hair, is like ...... dog or goat etc. Z. Morum cuttus aeque
ac haturae skmplicitas etc. K. To be sure, the style comes
out of the substance, but etc. For the substance is the skin
of etc. Couv. On doit soigner l'ext6rieur comme t'int6d-
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