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Page 1
We , being ordinary - witted being , can not abstract ourselves absolutely from
several reflections occuring in mind incessantly , and it is very improbable that we
should be able to keep ourselves perfectly pure for so long a time as is involved
in ...
We , being ordinary - witted being , can not abstract ourselves absolutely from
several reflections occuring in mind incessantly , and it is very improbable that we
should be able to keep ourselves perfectly pure for so long a time as is involved
in ...
Page 8
... to whom I had lent some money for his business accommodations . He was
then just on the point of starting for his voyage home . He asked me to keep the
bond together with his goods in Tokyo as the security , and to give him liberty to
go .
... to whom I had lent some money for his business accommodations . He was
then just on the point of starting for his voyage home . He asked me to keep the
bond together with his goods in Tokyo as the security , and to give him liberty to
go .
Page 16
In undertaking any thing , honourable men will become perplexed , if they take
precedence over others ; while if they keep themselves behind others they will be
successful ; and in all things they should aim at utility . They will get friends in the
...
In undertaking any thing , honourable men will become perplexed , if they take
precedence over others ; while if they keep themselves behind others they will be
successful ; and in all things they should aim at utility . They will get friends in the
...
Page 17
... because the principle of the earth ( Kon ) is brilliant . Negative III . Keep your
accomplishments secret and be constant . If you apply yourself to the king's
affairs , you will not be successful at first , but you will at last succeed .
Interpretation .
... because the principle of the earth ( Kon ) is brilliant . Negative III . Keep your
accomplishments secret and be constant . If you apply yourself to the king's
affairs , you will not be successful at first , but you will at last succeed .
Interpretation .
Page 30
I bought some capital stocks , and am keeping them still now . I have been of late
told , however , that bank is on its last legs . Should it come to grief , my
circumstances will be greatly affected . Will you please kindly divine the fate of
that bank ?
I bought some capital stocks , and am keeping them still now . I have been of late
told , however , that bank is on its last legs . Should it come to grief , my
circumstances will be greatly affected . Will you please kindly divine the fate of
that bank ?
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| Title | Takashima Ekidan |
| Authors | 嘉右衛門·高島, Shigetake Sugiura |
| Publisher | Keigyōsha, 1893 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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