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3.22 The Master said, “Guan Zhong was in reality a man of very narrow capacities.”
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3.21 Duke Ai asked Zai Yu about the Holy Ground. Zai Yu replied, “The Xia sovereigns marked theirs with a pine, the men of Yin used a cypress, the men of Zhou used a chestnut-tree, saying, this will cause the common people to be in fear and trembling.”
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3.20 Confucius said, “The Ospreys! Pleasure not carried to the point of debauch; grief not carried to the point of self-injury.”
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3.19 Duke Ding asked for a precept concerning a ruler’s use of his ministers and a minister’s service to his ruler.
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3.17 Zigong wanted to do away with the presentation of a sacrificial sheep at the announcement of each new moon. The Master said, “Ci! You grudge sheep, but I grudge ritual.”
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3.16 The Master said, “The saying In archery it is not the hide that counts,For some men have more strength than others, is the way of the Ancients.”
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3.14 The Master said, “Zhou could survey the two preceding dynasties. How great a wealth of culture! And we follow upon Zhou.”