A natural basis of government.
in social ceremonies, wings;
To aid man's progress through life.
in wisdom, a useful accessory; in morality, a guide. For them penal laws meant a merciful administration; social ceremonies, a passport through the world; wisdom, an excuse for doing what they could not help; and morality, walking like others upon the path.
Instead of at random across country. At such an early date was uniformity a characteristic of the Chinese people.
And thus all men praised them for the worthy lives they led.
For what they cared for could be reduced to ONE, and what they did not care for to ONE also. That which was ONE was ONE, and that which was not ONE was likewise ONE. In that which was ONE, they were of God; in that which was not ONE, they were of Man. And so between the human and the divine no conflict ensued. This was to be a pure man.
Life and Death belong to Destiny. Their sequence, like day and night, is of God, beyond the interference of man, an inevitable law.
A man looks upon God as upon his father, and loves him in like measure. Shall he then not love that which is greater than God?
Sc. Tao.