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6.7 The Master said, “Hui is capable of occupying his whole mind for three months on end with no thought but that of benevolence. The others can do so, some for a day, some even for a month; but that is all.”
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6.5 When Yuan Si was made a governor, he was given an allowance of nine hundred measures of grain, but declined it. The Master said, “Surely you could find people who would be glad of it among your neighbours or in your village?”
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6.4 When Gongxi Hua was sent on a mission to Qi State, Master Ran asked that Hua’s mother might be granted an allowance of grain.
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6.3 Duke Ai asked which of the disciples had a love of learning.
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6.2 Ran Yong asked about Zisang Bozi. The Master said, “He is suited to be an official and he is lax.”
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6.1, The Master said, “Now Yong, for example. I should not mind setting him with his face to the south.”
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5.28 The Master said, “In a hamlet of ten houses you may be sure of finding someone quite as loyal and true to his word as I. But I doubt if you would find anyone with such a love of learning.”
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5.27 The Master said, “In vain have I looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.”