Chapter

 1 3 |        said to him, 'Do men of talents and worth likewise find
 2 4 |      advances to office men of talents and virtue only as a matter
 3 4 |      say, -- "This is a man of talents and worth," you may not
 4 4 |      say, -- "This is a man of talents and virtue," neither may
 5 4 |      say, -- "This is a man of talents and virtue," then examine
 6 4 |      think that he is a man of talents and virtue. By such men
 7 6 |    ruler give honour to men of talents and virtue and employ the
 8 9 |      ruler who is endowed with talents and virtue will be gravely
 9 15|      Mean, and employed men of talents and virtue without regard
10 18|        î was able, as a man of talents and virtue, reverently to
11 18|       he had not been a man of talents and virtue? As to selling
12 18|     shall we say that a man of talents and virtue did it?'~
13 19| scholar's honouring virtue and talents, not the honouring them
14 19|        called giving honour to talents and virtue. The rightness
15 20|       be pleased with a man of talents and virtue, and can neither
16 20|        honouring of virtue and talents proper to a king or a duke."'~
17 20| information, or because of his talents and virtue,' was the reply. '
18 20|       do so? If because of his talents and virtue, then I have
19 20|   refusal to go, when a man of talents and virtue is summoned in
20 20|  prince wishes to see a man of talents and virtue, and does not
21 22|       not men of distinguished talents and virtue only who have
22 23|    employing men of virtue and talents; -- how can it rest with
23 23|        there are now no men of talents and virtue. If there were,
24 24|        if men of distinguished talents were placed in office: then
25 26|    perfects, and some of whose talents he assists the development.~
26 26|        him who presumes on his talents, nor him who presumes on
27 27|   Anciently, men of virtue and talents by means of their own enlightenment