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Zhongyong Introduction Table of content – The Doctrine of the Mean

Confucius' grandson comments about the Way and human nature. Tr. Legge (en)

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XV. In the practice of the Mean there is an orderly advance from step to step.

Zhongyong XV. 1.

The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

Legge XV.1.

《诗经·小雅·常棣》上说:“夫妻相敬并蒂花,互助互谅人人夸。兄弟相得一家乐,乐志谐和像琵琶。全家大小都融洽,如花如苗初发芽。”

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