Archive for May, 2008
Tue 20 May 2008
Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
The Master said, “To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.”
Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
The Master said, “I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.”
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought…
Tue 20 May 2008
Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
The Master said, “To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.”
Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
The Master said, “I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.”
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought…