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 cellency really know me now for what I am? Being of low condition as a boy, I did become skilled in various arts—but these are base accomplishments after all. If asked whether the higher type of man has many such accomplishments, I should say, Not many.

The Master said: Am I possessed of true knowledge? Not so. But if an ignorant fellow from the lower class comes to me with a question, I will discuss the subject from end to end, and set it fully before him.

Tzǔ Kung said to Confucius: If you had a lovely jewel, would you hide it away in a casket, or would you try to sell it for a good price?—The Master replied: Oh, certainly I would sell it, but I would wait until a price was offered.

The Master said: Out of doors, to tender faithful service to princes and ministers; at home, to be duteous towards father and elder brothers; to observe the rites of mourning with