The Dragon, Image, and Demon: Or, The Three Religions of China |
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The Dragon, Image, and Demon, Or: The Three Religions of China Dubose Hampden C No preview available - 2013 |
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Page 43 - The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue, throughout the empire, *first ordered well their own States. Wishing to order well their States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their...
Page 244 - They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not...
Page 333 - Jabal, the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle, lifts the curtain of his tent to look out upon his flock. His dog watches it. 5. Jubal, the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Page 214 - If a man foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my ungrudging love; the more evil comes from him, the more good shall go from me; the fragrance of goodness always comes to me, and the harmful air of evil goes to him.
Page 381 - The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Page 101 - With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow ; — I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honours acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.
Page 138 - Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people...
Page 101 - After the death of King Wan, was not the cause of truth lodged here in me? "If Heaven had wished to let this cause of truth perish, then I, a future mortal! should not have got such a relation to that cause. While Heaven does not let the cause of truth perish, what can the people of K'wang do to me?
Page 220 - Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
Page 252 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.