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若貧而樂、富而
好禮者也。子貢
曰、詩云、如切如
磋、如琢如磨、其
斯之謂與。子曰、
賜也、始可與言
詩已矣、告諸往
而知來者。
十六
子曰、不患人之
不己知、患不知
人也。
who is poor and yet happy, or rich and yet loves Courtesy." 2. Tzu Kung remarked: " The Ode says :-
'Like cutting, then filing ;
Like chiselling, then grinding.'
That is the meaning of your remark, is it not ? " 3. " Tz'u ! " said the Master. " Now indeed I can begin to talk with him about the Odes, for when I tell him the premise he knows the conclusion."
CHAPTER XVI.
The Master said: " I will not grieve that men do not know me ; I will grieve that I do not know men."
