Motif
Water and mountain as contrasting ethical landscapes
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A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Sayings of Confucius INTRODUCTION / LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL DISCIPLES / GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS / INDIVIDUAL VIRTUE; lines 1274-1381 confidence: high
The man of knowledge finds pleasure in the sea; the man of virtue finds pleasure in the mountains; knowledge is restless, virtue calm and long-lived.
The man of knowledge is linked with the sea, restlessness, and happiness, while the man of virtue is linked with mountains, calm, and long life.
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