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XIX. XXIV, xxv. THE ANAI_C'I_
ii qul ofScient soli et lunae? Pot{us patebit illos nescire
rerum mensuram. K. abuse ....... mounds you may
climb over. :But C. is like the sun and moon. You can
never jump over them. You may break your neck in try-
ing etc. you only show your want of sense in not knowing
what you can do. Couv. d_pr_ciait etc. comme le solei[
et la lune, personne ne pent s'_lever au-dessus de ]ui.
Quand m_me on se s_parerait de lui en rejetant sa doctrine,
quel tort ferait-on _ celui qui brille comme etc. ? On
montrerait seulement qu'on ne se ¢onnait pas _oi-m_me.
CHAPTER XXV.--CONFUCIUS THE INCOM-
PARABLE.--I. That Tzfi Ch'in was a disciple of Confu-
cius seems evident, though it has been argued that there
may have been two persons o£ the same name. If a dis-
ciple, then the old proverb applies that no man is a hero to
hisvalet. See alsol. IO. C. ::_ _, _ _ _ _
_, ::_ _ _ "Do the modest' means that he reverenced
and deferred to his Master. L. You are too modest.
How can Clmng-ni be said to be etc. Z. tu ag[_ modeste.
K. But you are too earnest and conscientious etc. Couv.
C'est par modestie qu_ vous mettez Tchoung-ngi au-dessus
de vous.
2. _ _' says y_ :_ _*_ _ _ C]_un tz_ means a
man of learning. L. For one word a man is often etc.
We ought to be careful indeed in what we say. Z.
Sapientiae alumnus ex uno verbo aestimabitur prudens etc.
etc. K. For one word an educated man is held to be a
man of understanding etc. Couv. Une parole d'un disciple
de la sagesse suffit pour faire juger qu'il est pl udent etc.
If faut faire attention/t ses paroles.
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