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He who knows the work of nature and the work of man is usually considered as perfect. He who knows the work of nature will live in accordance with nature. He who knows the work of man will nourish what is unknown to his knowledge with what is known.He thus can complete his natural term of years and does not come to an untimely end in the middle of his term of life. This is knowledge at its best.
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Reading 志 as 忘.
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Reading 义 as 峨, according to Yu Yueh.
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Reading 朋 as 崩, according to Yu Yueh.
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Reading 兴 as, according to Li Chen.
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Reading 觚 as 孤, according to Li Chen.
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Reading 厉 as 广, according to the “Shi Wen”
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Reading 世 as 泰, according to Yu Yueh.
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Reading 山 as 汕, according to Yu Yueh.
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A spirit of the mountains and rivers.
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A legendary ruler.
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A legendary spirit.
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A minister of the Shang Dynasty.
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A king of the Shang Dynasty.
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Name of a famous sword.
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Reading 犯 as 逢 according to Chang Ping-ling.
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One of the disciples of Confucius.
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Reading 人 as 偶, according to Wang Yin-chih.
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Reading 定 as 足, according to Yu Yueh.
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The text of this sentence is rearranged according to Wang Hsien-chien.
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Reading 旦 as 嬗, according to Chang Ping-ling.
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Tzu, C., Yu-lan, F. (2016). The Great Teacher. In: Chuang-Tzu. China Academic Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48075-5_6
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