XVIII.
I never as yet saw a Man that was happy in his Virtue, or afflicted with his Defects and Weaknesses; but I am not surpriz'd, because I would have h••m that delights in Virtue, to find so
The morals of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher who flourished above five hundred years before the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : being one of the most choicest pieces of learning remaining of that nation.
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- The morals of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher who flourished above five hundred years before the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : being one of the most choicest pieces of learning remaining of that nation.
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- Confucius.
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- 1691.
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"The morals of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher who flourished above five hundred years before the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : being one of the most choicest pieces of learning remaining of that nation." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34265.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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many Charms therein, that for it h•• should contemn the Pleasures of the World: And on the contrary, that h•• who hates Vice, should find it so hi∣deous, that he should use all ways to keep himself from falling therein.