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2. They preferred rectitude with exile, degradation, or
death to enjoying ' the pleasures of sin for a season.'
CHAPTER II.--AN INCORRUPTIBLE JUDGE.--
Cf. XV. I3. For .._ cf. V. I9 and XI. 5. C. _[_ [_j.,
'_ Criminal judge. He was under the p=J_, or
Minister of Crime, but with many subordinate magistrates
under him. Cf. Chou Li XXXIV. 3- _][_ _ _b-,_To retire,
but the ordinary meaning 'of _[S is to dismiss, or degrade.
Being of such a retiring spirit, _ _ he merits the descHption
gentle _II, yet he was not gentte enough to warp
his principles for the sake of office. He was not one of those
men thankful that : "A merciful Providence had fashioned
him holler, In order that he might his principles swaller."
L. Serving men in an upright way, where shall
I go to and not experience such a thrice-repeated dismissal ?
If I choose to etc. country of my parents. Z. pluries
munere dejectus fuit. K. three times dismissed. People
then said etc. If I honesty do my duty etc. IfI am
willing to sacrifice my sense of duty etc. Couv. il rut
plusieurs lois destitu6 de sa charge. Si je veux servir le
public en observant toutes les r6gles de l'honn6tet6 etc. en
faisarlt fl6chir les lois de la probit6 ...... ma pattie.
CHAPTER III.--CONFUCIUS AGAIN SHAKES
THE DUS,T FROM HIS FEET] TOO OLD TO
CHANGE.--Date, about B.C. 5t6. C. _ ,_. _li,
J_ _ -_, 3i_ J_ _ "F" _[l_ They were of the three
great houses ofLu; Chi was the most honoured, M&ng
having the lowest l"ank. Confucius departed "not because
of his proposed treatment, which was very honourable, but
because his principles had no chance of adoption." L I
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