The Master said, “The people’s need for humaneness is even greater than their need for water and fire. I have seen people die by stepping into water or fire, but I have never seen anyone die from practicing humaneness.”
Zilu spent the night at the Stone Gate. At dawn, the gatekeeper asked him, “Where do you come from?”Zilu replied, “From Master Kong’s.”The gatekeeper said, “Ah – is he not the one who knows it’s impossible, yet still does it?”