中 庸 Zhongyong – The Doctrine of the Mean

宗廟之禮，所以序昭穆也；序爵，所以辨貴賤也；序事，所以辨賢也；旅酬下為上，所以逮賤也；燕毛，所以序齒也。

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"By means of the ceremonies of the ancestral temple, they distinguished the royal kindred according to their order of descent. By ordering the parties present according to their rank, they distinguished the more noble and the less. By the arrangement of the services, they made a distinction of talents and worth. In the ceremony of general pledging, the inferiors presented the cup to their superiors, and thus something was given the lowest to do. At the concluding feast, places were given according to the hair, and thus was made the distinction of years.

Legge XIX.4.

登先王先公的神位，行他们的礼仪，奏他们的音乐，敬重他们所尊敬的人，爱他们所亲的人；事奉死者好像他们仍然活着，事奉已经逝世的长辈，好像他们仍然生存着，这可以说是尽孝到极点了。

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