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vant, whose answer well accorded with the..#pMt of the
Sage. L. Confucius sat with him-and questioned him.
What, said he, is your master engaged in? anxious to
make his faults few etc. He then went out etc. A mes-
senger indeed I etc. Z. Confucius copiam fecit illi sedendi
etc. vellet minuere sua errata etc. o legatum! qualem
legatum ! K. My master has been trying to reduce the
number of his sholtcomings etc. Couv. envoya saluer Confucius
...... invita la messager A s'asseoir ...... desire diminuer
le hombre de ses fautes etc. O le sage messager !
CHAPTER XXVII.--See VIII. I4.
CHAPTER XXVIII.--EVERY MAN HIS PLACE.
--See the _,j ___ Diagram 52. _ -_ .V_ ,,_, etc. The
wise man takes thought, and does not leave his place. C.
It is introduced here as being similar in meaning to the last
section. _ _- ak _ l_i:, _J _ T 2; _r_ _,_..@:, i_
,_ _I_ l_ _ Everything in nature minds its own place,
and thus the Laws of Nature work smoothly; hence the
wise man also minds his own place, and prince and minister,
high and low, great and small all obtain their distinctive
office. L The superior man, in his thoughts, does
not go out of his place. Z. sapientis cogitatio non excedit
suum officium. K. should never occupy his
thoughts with anything outside of his position. Couv.
Les pens6es tes projets du sage restent toujours dans les
limites de son devoir, de sa condition.
CHAPTER XXIX.--MODEST PROMISE ; SUR-
PASSING PERFORMANCE._Cf. cap. xxi and IV.
xxii ]_I_':_ 71q 1_ _ _ _,, Ashamed means, Fear-
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