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Confucianism -> The Analects -> Xue Er -> 15

子贡Zi Gong said,
何如?”"What do you pronounce concerning the poor man who yet does not flatter, and the rich man who is not proud?"
The Master replied,
"They will do;
1but they are not equal to him, who, though poor, is yet cheerful,
。”and to him, who, though rich, loves the rules of propriety."
子贡Zi Gong replied,
“《"It is said in the Book of Poetry,
'As you cut and then file,
。’as you carve and then polish.'
?”- The meaning is the same, I apprehend, as that which you have just expressed."
The Master said,
"With one like Ci,
I can begin to talk about the odes.
。”I told him one point, and he knew its proper sequence."

1. 乐 : Another version reads: "乐道". 《知不足斋丛书》本、《古逸丛书》本《论语集解》作“乐道”。


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