ConfuciusThe AnalectsFull TextChapter 6
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Grief, Loss, and Humanity

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The Master said, 'The men of former times, in the matters of ceremonies and music were rustics, it is said, while the men of these latter times, in ceremonies and music, are accomplished gentlemen. 'If I have occasion to use those things, I follow the men of former times.'

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