The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24

perfeeton o. The Creators wisdom in planning,
eeE,e his Plans S. and The pciecon Of His ON
nisSienSe in being able y see ihe end from the
Heaven or grumblo against men"
lie was conyersant with the prevailing Religious
beliefs belief and faiths cherished In other pSis Of sns
which he could know nothing. and which he
beings, he could not bu, look upon many Of
those beliefs as crude. puny and childish Especl.
Author and Architect Of the immensely Of creation
which he saw around, about and above him-cm-
no end, and in comparison with which ours is but
little ds
down thereon holding familiar intercourse with
certain Of its inhabitants, and fraternizing upon
an equal plane in Tn little temporal Affairs and
10 him not only lacking in intelligence and dignity
but tending TO belitte and degrade rather than
Equally no did he consider those beliefs which
ascrlbe 10 this Being" the authorship Of certain
peoples at defent periods n the Words his
munications in which The Creator is represented
necessarily, must, DISAPPOINTMENT. upon his part
over the miscarriage Of his plans-thus. NOT only
ing, but The perfection Of His ioroinoWledgo as
well in not being able TO foresee, when made,
in which the Creator 'f IS PrepTssenied as Being
| moved TO anger and compassion by fnitc beings,
M IA for ,Ss
| is represented selecting certain few Of tho
eaIth's inhabitants % be objects Of his special
favor and regard and with whom He covenants
Of the rem 4inder Of the human race, thus impugn-
All these beliefs were to lis mind. not not only too
small and too puere 70 be held OF the greaCreator
worthy. in his conception 70 be cherished respect
ing Supreme Being.
dying calmly and pcsoeuIx WaSou eW or
murmur: entirely resigned TO the will Of Heaven.
| Max Muller. in speaking Of this man in 1872,
DE men In the history Of tho human race, "and
s s5s5 STopF from ,hs topics oopIcus made
ton Of Soul and Truthfuncss," says III we
read his biography we can hardly understand
gull pursuits, and whose death scarcely pro
dnced ripple on the smooth and silent surface
| Of his mind upon millions and millions OF human
beings.,an impress which even now. after 2.42s
| the largest empire in the world"
mass Of his oounGymen while living he was - ve en-
show. Upon a chief Of ono Of the states OF the
bis ons u ri, dsc fps reps
~ y NO use doing SO Confucus cannot be do
a. snd nd TSs OF 9hsi
| NOT possible TO step over. Although a man may
that he does not know his capacity And again.
style customary among the ancients Of the East
since there were living men until now, there never
TO Heaven and earth in their supporting and
containing their overshadowirg and curtaining;
and ' 10 the n
sion, clear { disoernmen q far reaching ntelIost
and mild, he was lifted TO exercise forbearance
70 Fea Ro das HnSd h graves
never swerving from the mean and correct no was
tincHve, CONSERVATIVE and searching, he was
htted 70 exercise discrimination. AL! embracing
fountain no was ike The ABYSS sSersio as h his
fame overspread the Middle Kingdom and ex-
to all tribes %he!,vs1
man peneuates wherever the Heavens overshadow
and the earth sustains, wherever the Sun and Moon
sbne wherever s eyer, frost and dew fall all who have
thence i is said he is ihe equal Of Heaven.
sayings s s~ and spS SHas me many
h ,hs sS9k Of Posy are three
one sentence, -Have no depiaved thought"
Zine words and din insinuating appearance are
40 be able 10 practice five things everywhere
sIsSvity Generosity Of soul sincerity kindness
Hold fsithiulnesss. truthfulncss and sincerity
no discomposure though men may take no note
of hm-only the sage is equal to this
grave; in the management Of business revcrently
auentye: in Intercourse with others. 10 be strictly
Virtue is not left to stand alone he who pra-
tices it will have neighbors."
To be true TO the principles Of our nature and
tho benevolent exercise Of them 10 others-ths
when a man holds fast to virtue without seeking
without firm sincerity, what account can Be made
OF his existence or non-existence%
| The superior man is satisfied and composed;
the mean man is always full Of distress
h ia the superior man seeks Is in himself;
THE superior man has neither anxiety nor
fear When internal examination discovers
nothing wrong what Is there TO DO anxious about
The superior man is DISTURBED by want OF
ability; he is not distressed by mems not knowing
Riches adorn a house and virtue adorns the
pcrsonI,the mind is expanded and the body Is
The way Of the superior man Is threcfold.
but am not equal TO Il Nirtuous be L. FREQ from
nn1ie'ies: wise he is FREQ from perpleHites bold.
Tho sage and tho man Of perfect virtue how
dare t "a m E , with h, It may simply
safety and teach others without WEAKNESS"
the to other
have not yet attained 10"
, Il am not one who was born in tho possession
OF knowledge; am one who is fond of antiquity
and earnest in seeking il there"
When one cuuvatee TO the utmost the princi
r pies of his nature and exercises them upon thu
principle of reciprocity, he is not for from the path
Have no friends not equal To yourself"
, Between friends. frequent reproof makes thu
, friendship distant"
IF the scholar be not grave, he will not cal
forth any veneraton, and his learning will no
be solid
, The scholar Tho cherishes the love OF comfor
is not to be deemed scholar"
When you know thing. TO hold that yol
know II, and when you do not know thing, Il
1 allow that you do not know it-ths is knowledge
when you have faults do not fear to abandon
T them
See what man does. mark his motive examine
in what he rests. how can man conceal his char
acter?"
T What truly Is within will be manifest without
by nature men are nearly alike; by practic'
| they get wide apart"
. "A man can enlarge the principles which b.
0 follows; those principles do not enlarge the man
. III man take no thought about what Is distan
he will find sorrow in store"
Learning without thong hit Is labor lost; thouK
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