Tsze-chang said, "The scholar, trained for public duty, seeing threatening danger, is prepared to sacrifice his life, When the opportunity of gain is presented to him, he thinks of righteousness, In sacrificing, his thoughts are reverential. In mourning, his thoughts are about the grief which he should feel, Such a man commands our approbation indeed." Tsze-chang said, "When a man holds fast to virtue, but without seeking to enlarge it, and believes in right principles, but without firm sincerity, what account can be made of his existence or non-existence?" The disciples of Tsze-hsia asked Tsze-chang about the principles that should characterize mutual intercourse, Tsze-chang asked, "What does Tsze-hsia say on the subject?" They replied, "Tsze-hsia says: 'Associate with those who can advantage you. Put away from you those who cannot do so. '" Tsze-chang observed, "This is different from what I have learned. The superior man honors the talented and virtuous, and bears with all.
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