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Page 16
... obedient , and useful and constant . In undertaking an enterprise , honourable men will become perplexed and lose their path , if they take precedence over others . If on the other hand , they go behind others , their conduct will ...
... obedient , and useful and constant . In undertaking an enterprise , honourable men will become perplexed and lose their path , if they take precedence over others . If on the other hand , they go behind others , their conduct will ...
Page 17
... obedience . moves in obedience to the celestial principle . It Negative I. We first tread upon frost and then come to hard ice . Interpretation . Frost first and then hard ice - this signifies the first congelation of the negative . The ...
... obedience . moves in obedience to the celestial principle . It Negative I. We first tread upon frost and then come to hard ice . Interpretation . Frost first and then hard ice - this signifies the first congelation of the negative . The ...
Page 38
... obedient and meek . Positive V1 . attacks Môn Disadvantageous to make an assault , but advantageous to defend against an assault . Interpretation . It is advantageous to defend against assault , because the high and the low are obedient ...
... obedient and meek . Positive V1 . attacks Môn Disadvantageous to make an assault , but advantageous to defend against an assault . Interpretation . It is advantageous to defend against assault , because the high and the low are obedient ...
Page 50
... obedience to the superior . Positive IV . Is unable to maintain the suit , turns back and submits to reason ; lucky , if he changes his mind and remains constant . Interpretation . To turn back and submit to reason , and to change one's ...
... obedience to the superior . Positive IV . Is unable to maintain the suit , turns back and submits to reason ; lucky , if he changes his mind and remains constant . Interpretation . To turn back and submit to reason , and to change one's ...
Page 55
... obedience of inferiors to superiors . " Enquire and divine and if [ the friend , whom one wishes to be his , is ] perfect , persistent , and constant , there will be no blame " because [ such a person ] is firm and modest . " Though not ...
... obedience of inferiors to superiors . " Enquire and divine and if [ the friend , whom one wishes to be his , is ] perfect , persistent , and constant , there will be no blame " because [ such a person ] is firm and modest . " Though not ...
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able advantageous to advance Advantageous to wade affairs army bloody tears Buddhism calamity China Chōka Chun constant Corea danger diagram difficulty divined and obtained earth element occupies embellishment emblem endeavour Exposition follow France free from blame free from remorse Government Haikai Haku Heaven Hence hexagram Honourable men accordingly implies inauspicious inner complement Interpretation king Kisei Kwan large river Lineation lose lower complement marriage means Mei-i Meiji middle position Negative II nobleman obedient obtained the change obtained the Negative obtained the Positive occupies a middle officers outer complement Perfectly auspicious perfectly lucky person pond position is improper Positive II present principle Remorse disappears Russia says Shin Shintoism small-minded stops strong element Sugi Taikwa things three-legged kettle thunder tiger's tail tion Tōkyō truthful Tsukudajima Unlucky to advance upper complement vantageous virtues wade a large weak element woman Yokohama