CHAPTER XVI.
1. The Master said, 'Anciently, men had three
failings, which now perhaps are not to be found.
2. 'The high-mindedness of antiquity showed
itself in a disregard of small things; the high-mindedness of the present day
shows itself in wild license. The stern dignity of antiquity showed itself in
grave reserve; the stern dignity of the present day shows itself in quarrelsome
perverseness. The stupidity of antiquity showed itself in straightforwardness;
the stupidity of the present day shows itself in sheer deceit.'
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia