I have David Hinton's translations of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Confucius. Opening Confucius at random just now, I came upon this splendid description of John McCain:
The Master said, "Wild and dishonest, base and yet insincere, simple-hearted and yet untrustworthy -- I'll never understand such people." [8.16]
So I could cite that quote properly, I flipped to the beginning of the section, and found this laugh-out-loud counter-example:
The Master said, "Surely T'ai Po can be called a master of integrity. Three times he declined to rule all beneath Heaven, and he did it so discreetly the people never praised him." [8.1]
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Date: 2008-10-08 05:30 pm (UTC)I have David Hinton's translations of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Confucius. Opening Confucius at random just now, I came upon this splendid description of John McCain:
The Master said, "Wild and dishonest, base and yet insincere, simple-hearted and yet untrustworthy -- I'll never understand such people." [8.16]
So I could cite that quote properly, I flipped to the beginning of the section, and found this laugh-out-loud counter-example:
The Master said, "Surely T'ai Po can be called a master of integrity. Three times he declined to rule all beneath Heaven, and he did it so discreetly the people never praised him." [8.1]