Ceremony matters to him, but only with feeling inside it. At a funeral, deep sorrow counts for more than getting every step right. And if a person has no kindness in them, he asks, what use are rites and music to them?
From The Analects by Confucius
Ceremony matters to him, but only with feeling inside it. At a funeral, deep sorrow counts for more than getting every step right. And if a person has no kindness in them, he asks, what use are rites and music to them?
From The Analects by Confucius
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