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THE ANAIAETS. XIL xx11.<br />

straight and degrading the crooked you can<br />

make even the crooked straight."<br />

4-Fan Ch'ih withdrew and afterwards<br />

meeting Tzfi Hsia said to him" "A little<br />

while ago, when I had an interview with the<br />

Master, and asked for a definition of knowledge,<br />

he replied, ' By promoting the straight<br />

and degrading the crooked you can make<br />

even the crooked straight,'--what can he<br />

have meant ?"<br />

5. "\Vhat a rich maxim that is !" replied<br />

Tzfi Hsia. 6. "When Shun had the Empire,<br />

he chose from amongst the multitude<br />

and promoted Kao Yao, whereupon all who<br />

were devoid ot virtue disappeared. And<br />

when T'ang had the Empire, he too chose<br />

from amongst the multitude and promoted I<br />

Yin, whereupon all who were devoid of virtue<br />

disappeared."<br />

599<br />

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