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 princely type? Of the princely type he is indeed!

The authorities of Lu were proposing to reconstruct the Long Treasury. Min Tzǔ-ch'ien said: Why not restore it, rather, in the ancient style? Why is it necessary to renovate it altogether?—The Master said: This man is no talker, but when he does speak, he speaks to the purpose.

Ssǔ-ma Niu lamenting said: All other men have brothers; I alone have none.—Tzǔ Hsia said to him: I have heard it said that life and death are divine dispensations, that wealth and rank depend on the will of God. The higher type of man is unfailingly attentive to his own conduct, and shows respect and true courtesy to others. Thus all within the four seas are his brethren. How then should he grieve at having no brothers?

Chi Tzǔ-ch'êng said: The higher type of man is possessed of solid qualities, and that is all. What has he to do with the ornamental?—Tzǔ Kung replied: I am sorry, Sir, to hear you say such a thing about the higher type of man; for a four-horse chariot cannot overtake the spoken word. The value of the ornament and the value