In time of autumn floods, a reams poured into t ss turbid course, so t it o tell a cos. t of t all ty of to ream , until to its o co Nort;A vulgar proverb says t many truto racting from ting t believe it. But no I ibility -- alas for me ! reacock to t enlig!quot;
to t of t;You cannot speak of ocean to a o a summer insect, speak of tao to a pedagogue, you ocean, you knoo you of great principles.
quot;ter beneater treams pour into it cease, yet it does not overflo is being continually drained off at tail-Gate {65} yet it is never empty. Spring and autumn bring no cs are equally unkno is immeasurably superior to mere rivers and streams. Yet I ured to boast on t. For I count myself, among t take s as a pebble or a small tree on a vast mountain. Only too conscious of my o of my greatness?
quot;Are not to t like ant- to tare-seed in a granary? Of all ted t one. And of all t tinents, live on t of t in cart and boat, an individual man is but one. Is not ion, but as tip of a hair upon a horses body?
quot;tentions of ted, trators, are but to get a reputation for learning. timation of self on t -- not very mucimation in reference to er?quot;
quot;Very ; replied t of t;am I to regard t and tip of a ;
quot;Not at all,quot; said t of t;Dimensions are limitless; time is endless. Conditions are not constant; terms are not final. to space, and does not regard too little, nor t as too muc t to dimensions. o t, and does not grieve over ime is end. igates fullness and decay, and t rejoice if if conditions are not constant. ence does not rejoice over life, nor repine at deat terms are not final.
quot; man kno to be compared knoence is not to be compared ence. to strive to ex te by means of tesimal necessarily lands o say t tip of a ra of smallness, or t tra of greatness?quot;
quot;Dialecticians of t; replied t of t;all say t tesimal te is beyond all measurement. Is t true?quot;
quot;If t from tandpoint of t; said t of t; reacs limit; and if tandpoint of t, it eludes our sigesimal is a subdivision of tension of t. In to different categories. ture of circumstances. Noness presuppose form. t be divided by numbers, and t be measured. tness of anytopic of discussion, and tally imagined. But t ally cannot be said to ness or smallness.
quot;truly great man does not injure ot credit y and mercy. gain, but does not despise ts for does not lay great value on y. is not proud of s differently from t does not place or eccentric; nor because s y does flatter a fes of to s puniss and s rig be distinguis great and small cannot be defined.
quot;I ao ation; truly virtuous ruly great man ignores self. t of self-discipline.quot;
quot;But ; asked t of t;arise tinctions of and small in terial and immaterial aspects of t;
quot;From t of vieao,quot; replied t of t;tinctions of of vieo distinctions, if a t or small by its oandard of great or small, tion , not small. to kno t as a tare-seed, and tip of a ain, -- tivity {67}
quot;In regard to function, if somets or does not exist, by its oandard of existence or non- existence, t exist, not perisence. If east and are convertible and yet necessary terms in relation to eacive) functions may be determined.
quot;In regard to mans desires or interests, if anyt is eito our individual (subjective) standards, t good, not bad. If Yao and Cion of) terests becomes apparent.
quot;Of old Yao and Sed (in favor of ained, secter failed. tang and u got ting, it. From t may be seen t ting or figing like Yao or like Co time, and may not be regarded as a constant principle. quot;A battering-ram can knock do it cannot repair a breac tly applied. Cravel 1,000 li in one day, but for catcs t equal to a . Different animals possess different aptitudes. An oc nigip of a if it comes out in time it can open s eyes and yet fail to see a mountain. Different creatures are differently constituted.
quot;t t its correlate, its correlate, misrule, do not appre principles of ture of all creation. One migalk of tence of t of Eartive principle tive, stop; suc be either fools or knaves.
quot;Rulers abdicated under different conditions, and ties succeeded eac conditions. t time and against tide are called usurpers. t t time and fitted in . inctions of and small?
quot;In t; replied t of t;o do about declining and accepting, folloion)?quot;
quot;From t of vieao,quot; said t of the Ocean.
quot; loion (uniting opposites). to folloe course departure from tao. is muc is little? Be t. to folloo diverge from tao. Be exalted, as tate ion is impartial. Be at ease, as ty of tion is impartial. Be expansive, like ts of t a limit. Embrace all creation, and none sered or o be bias. And all t? tao is beginning, end. terial t is taken for t. Emptiness and fullness alternate, and tions are not fixed. Past years cannot be recalled; time cannot be arrested. tion, goes in a cycle, eacrut every turn, at every s s do? Let t;
quot;If t; said t of t;ao?quot;
quot;tand tao,quot; ans of t;must necessarily appreernal principles and ternal principles must understand tion. tand tion do not suffer material to injure t;t virtue cannot be burnt by fire, nor droer, nor by ter or t of summer, nor torn by bird or beast. Not t of t t es bety and danger, is ances alike, and cautious in ion, so t none can harm him.
quot;t ural) abides ificial) . Virtue abides in tural. Knoion of tural and of tificial s basis in tural its destination in virtue. ting, to tial and to timate.quot;
quot; do you mean,quot; enquired t of t;by tural and tificial?quot;
quot;; ans of t;. t is tural. Put a er on a ring t is tificial.
quot;t let tificial obliterate tural; do not let erate destiny; do not let virtue be sacrificed to fame. Diligently observe ts fail, and t to true.quot;
tipede; tipede envies to tipede, quot;I on one leg but not very successfully. ;
quot;I dont manage t; replied tipede. quot; is ejected, t. At random tless numbers. So, too, does my natural mec my kno;
tipede said to t;it move as fast as you ?quot;
quot;Ones natural mec; replied t;is not a to be c need ;
to t;I by moving my spine, as if I o be form, and yet you come blustering doo bluster ao t?quot;
quot;tis true,quot; replied t;t I bluster as you say. But anyone o me, excels me. On tear aroy large buildings. to me. Out of many minor defeats I ory {70}. And to ory is given only to t;
ed Kuang, t on singing to ar stop. quot;, Master,quot; enquired tselu, quot;t you are so c;
quot;Come ; replied Confucius, quot;and I ell you. For a long time I been o admit failure, but in vain. Fate is against me. For a long time I in vain. t come. In t t due to t t due to tupidity. tances way.
quot;to travel by er fear of sea-serpents and dragons, -- to travel by land fear of tigers, -- ters. blades cross, to look on deato kno failure is fate and t success is opportunity, and to remain fearless in times of great danger, -- top bustling, Yu! My destiny is controlled (by someone).
Sly afterain of troops came in and apologized, saying, quot;e t you ; ired.
Kungsun Lung {71} said to Mou of ei, quot;udied teacood ty and duty. I learned to level togeties and differences, to confound arguments on quot;; and quot;;, to affirm ify e. I vanquiss of all people. I t t I ood everyt no I se, I am lost in astonis. I kno I am not equal to o impart to me t?quot;
Prince Mou leaned over table and sigo ;o turtle of tern Sea, a great time I am o tire to rest in t on my armpits, resting my ja above ter. Plunging into t up to t-arc one of tadpoles I see around me are my matco occupy suco be as come and pay me a visit?
quot;Nourtle of tern Sea its left leg dos riguck fast, and it so be excused. It told t t measure its breadts dept Yu:, t of ten; but t add to its bulk. In tang, t out of eig t make its s to be affected by time, and not to be affected by increase or decrease of er, -- suc ern Sea. At tonis very small, like one lost.
quot;For one appreciate ties of true and false to attempt to understand Cse, is like a mosquito trying to carry a mountain, or an insect trying to slest teac is satisfied emporary success, -- is not he well?
quot;Cse is noo reacly ts are gone, engulfed in t or - starting from tic Unknoo t Unity. And yet you to find ruts! t tube, or pointing at t tty?
quot; to study t at an? {72} Before an gait, ten go a o e, and he slunk away.
Cse o burden you ration of tate.quot; Cse on fis turning ;I in Cortoise ortoise carefully enclosed in a c in ral temple. Noortoise rats remains venerated, or rats tail in t;
quot;It ; replied ts tail in t;
quot;Begone!quot; cried Cse. quot;I too ail in the mud.
se er in tate, and Cse o be minister in your place.quot; tse s to find him.
tse to see ;In t is a kind of p? starts from to fly to t alig on tung tree. It eats not t of t t spring er. An oten carcass of a rat, looked up as t screec me over your kingdom of Liang?quot;
Cse and se rolled on to t;See ing about! t is t;
quot;You not being a fis; said se, quot;;
quot;And you not being I,quot; retorted Cse, quot; I do not kno;
quot;If I, not being you, cannot kno; urged se, quot;it follo you, not being a fis kno;
quot;Let us go back to your original question,quot; said Cse. quot;You asked me ion s you kne I kne (from my o;