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卫灵公A person who had no lips, whose legs were bent so that he could only walk on his toes, and who was (otherwise) deformed, addressed his counsels to duke Ling of Wei,
who was so pleased with him,
that he looked on a perfectly formed man
as having a lean and small neck in comparison with him.
齐桓公 Another who had a large goitre like an earthenware jar addressed his counsels to duke Huan of Qi,
桓公who was so pleased with him
that he looked on a perfectly formed man
as having a neck lean and small in comparison with him.
So it is that when one's virtue is extraordinary,
(any deficiency in) his bodily form may be forgotten.
When men do not forget what is (easily) forgotten,
and forget what is not (easily) forgotten,
we have a case of real oblivion.
圣人 Therefore the sagely man has that in which his mind finds its enjoyment,
and (looks on) wisdom as (but) the shoots from an old stump;
agreements with others are to him but so much glue ;
kindnesses are (but the arts of) intercourse;
and great skill is (but as) merchants' wares.
圣人 The sagely man lays no plans;
of what use would wisdom be to him?
He has no cutting and hacking to do;
of what use would glue be to him?
He has lost nothing;
of what use would arts of intercourse be to him?
He has no goods to dispose of;
what need has he to play the merchant?
(The want of) these four things are the nourishment of (his) Heavenly (nature);
that nourishment is its Heavenly food.
Since he receives this food from Heaven,
what need has he for anything of man's (devising)?
He has the bodily form of man,
but not the passions and desires of (other) men.
He has the form of man,
and therefore he is a man.
Being without the passions and desires of men,
their approvings and disapprovings are not to be found in him.
How insignificant and small
is (the body) by which he belongs to humanity!
How grand and great is he
in the unique perfection of his Heavenly (nature)!


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