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Confucianism -> Yangzi Fayan -> Cultivating the Self -> 21.1

圣人The sage's ear does not follow what is false, nor does his mouth work at sounding good.
The worthy man's ears and mouth must still choose what he listens to and says;
the common man has no selectivity about these things.
”。Someone asked: What does the common man pursue?
:“。”Yangzi said: Wealth, honor, long life.
”?The other said: The worthy man?
:“。”Yangzi said: Yi.
圣人”?The other said: The sage?
:“。”Yangzi said: Shen (神).
If one observes the worthy,
one understands the common man.
圣人 If one observes the sage,
one understands the worthy.
If one observes Heaven and Earth,
圣人 then he understands the sage.


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