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 The disciples who were with him said, "Can you not have done with him?" "I have heard," was the reply, "that relations should not forget their relationship, nor old acquaintances their friendship ."

25. Kâo Wǎn-𝖟ze and Shû-yü were looking about them at the Nine Plains, when Wǎn-𝖟ze said, "If these dead could arise, with whom would I associate myself?" Shû-yü asked, "Would it be with Yang Khû-fû ?" "He managed by his course," was the reply, "to concentrate in himself all the power of 𝖅in, and yet he did not die a natural death. His wisdom does not deserve to be commended."

"Would it be with uncle Fan ?" Wǎn-𝖟ze said, "When he saw gain in prospect, he did not think of his ruler; his virtue does not deserve to be commended . I think I would follow Wû-𝖟ze of Sui . While seeking the advantage of his ruler, he did not forget himself; and while consulting for his own advantage, he was not forgetful of his friends."

The people of 𝖅in thought that Wǎn-𝖟ze knew men. He carried himself in a retiring way, as if he could not bear even his clothes. His speech