"'There is no wise man who is not [also] stupid. ' The stupidity of the ordinary man, Is determined by his [natural] defects. The stupidity of the wise man, Is from his doing violence [to his natural character]." this is odd, what's the upshot of this?
"What is most powerful is the being the man;" awkwardly put
"Sprinkle and sweep your court-yard" ritual? tidiness?
"To look for horns on a young ram,Will only weary you, my son." ? "And he yields to them the practice of docile virtue." ?
"If people are not self-sufficient,Who comes [only] to a late maturity after early instruction?" ?
Re: 256. 抑 - Yi
The stupidity of the ordinary man,
Is determined by his [natural] defects.
The stupidity of the wise man,
Is from his doing violence [to his natural character]." this is odd, what's the upshot of this?
"What is most powerful is the being the man;" awkwardly put
"Sprinkle and sweep your court-yard" ritual? tidiness?
"To look for horns on a young ram,Will only weary you, my son." ?
"And he yields to them the practice of docile virtue." ?
"If people are not self-sufficient,Who comes [only] to a late maturity after early instruction?" ?