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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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XXXIII

XXVIII. An illustration of the sentence in the last chapter– "In a low situation he is not insubordinate."

Zhongyong XXVIII. 3.

Now over the kingdom, carriages have all wheels, of the-same size; all writing is with the same characters; and for conduct there are the same rules.

Legge XXVIII.3.

纵有那高位,如果没有那样的道德,便不敢制礼作乐;纵有那样的道德,如果没有那高位,也不敢制礼作乐。

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