"Repose gives health to the sick. Rubbing the eyelids removes the wrinkles of old age. Quiet will dispel anxieties. These remedies however are the resource only of those who need them. Others who are free from such ills pay no attention thereto.
"That which the true Sage marvels at in the empire, claims not the attention of the Divine man. That which the truly virtuous man marvels at in his own sphere, claims not the attention of the true Sage. That which the superior man marvels at in his State, claims not the attention of the truly virtuous man. How the mean man adapts himself to his age, claims not the attention of the superior man.
"The keeper of the Yen gate.
- Of the capital of the Sung State.
having maltreated himself severely in consequence of the death of his parents, received a high official post.
- In reward for his filial piety.
His relatives thereupon maltreated themselves, and some half of them died.
- In the vain endeavour to secure like rewards.
"Yao offered the empire to Hsü Yu, but Hsü Yu fled. T'ang offered it to Wu Kuang, but Wu Kuang declined with anger.
- See pp. 6, 72.
"When Chi T'o heard of Hsü Yu's flight, he
