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7.22 The Master said,”Even when walking in a party of no more than three I can always be certain of learning from those I am with. There will be good qualities that I can select for imitation and bad ones that will teach me what requires correction in myself.”
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7.20 The Master said, “I for my part am not one of those who have innate knowledge. I am simply one who loves the past and who is diligent in investigating it.”
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7.19 The “Duke of She” asked Zilu about Master Kong (Confucius). Zilu did not reply.
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7.18 The occasions upon which the Master used correct pronunciation were when reciting the Songs or the Books and when practicing ritual acts. At all such times he used the correct pronunciation.
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Analects 7.16 The Master said, “He who seeks only coarse food to eat, water to drink and a bent arm for pillow, will without looking for it find happiness to boot. Any thought of accepting wealth and rank by means that I know to be wrong is as remote from me as the clouds…
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7.15 Ran Qiu said, “Is our Master on the side of the Prince of Wei?” Zigong said, “Yes, I must ask him about that.”
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7.14 When he was in Qi the Master heard the Succession, and for three months did not know the taste of meat. He said, “I did not picture to myself that any music existed which could reach such perfection as this.”