34. When the Master was very ill, Tzu-lu asked leave to pray.
Is it done? said the Master.
It is, answered Tzu-lu. The Memorials say, Pray to the spirits above and to the Earth below.
The Master said, Long-lasting has my prayer been.
35. The Master said, Waste makes men unruly, thrift makes them mean; but they are better mean than unruly.
36. The Master said, A gentleman is calm and spacious; the small man is always fretting.
37. The Master's manner was warm yet dignified. He was stern, but not fierce; humble, yet easy.
FOOTNOTES:
[64] We should be glad to know more of old P'eng, but nothing is known of him.