The Master said "Men all say, 'We are wise;' but being driven forward and taken in a net, a trap, or a pitfall, they know not how to escape. Men all say, 'We are wise;' but happening to choose the course of the Mean, they are not able to keep it for a round month."Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Doctrine of the Mean.
~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Chapter 7 - Doctrine of the Mean
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Doctrine of the Mean,
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