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 VOLUME II.

BOOK IV.

CHAPTER I.

The Master said: "It is the moral character of a neighbourhood that constitutes its excellence, and how can he be considered wise who does not elect to dwell in moral surroundings?"

CHAPTER II.

The Master said: "A man without Virtue cannot long abide in adversity, nor can he long abide in happiness;