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7.13 The rites to which the Master gave the greatest attention were those connected with purification before sacrifice, with war and with sickness.
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7.12 The Master said, “If any means of escaping poverty presented itself that did not involve doing wrong, I would adopt it, even as a lowly attendant holding a whip. But so long as it is a question of illegitimate means, I shall continue to pursue the quests that I love.”
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7.11 The Master said to Yan Hui, “When employed, we act; when set aside, we withdraw. Only you and I can do this!”
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7.10 When the Master had wailed at a funeral. during the rest of the day he did not sing.
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7.9 If at a meal the Master found himself seated next to someone who was in mourning, he did not eat his fill.
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7.8 The Master said,”Only one who bursts with eagerness do I instruct; only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and a man cannot come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson.”
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7.6 The Master said, “Set your heart upon the Way, support yourself by its power, lean upon Goodness, seek distraction in the arts”
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7.5 The Master said,”How utterly have things gone to the bad with me! It is long now indeed since I dreamed that I saw the Duke of Zhou.”