He told the three chiefs. It did no good. Confucius said, As I follow in the wake of the ministers, I dared not leave this untold. 23. Tzu-lu asked how to serve a lord. The Master said, Never cheat him; stand up to him. 24. The Master said, A gentleman's life leads upwards; the small man's life leads down. 25. The Master said, The men of old learned for their own sake; to-day men learn for show. 26. Ch'ue Po-yue sent a man to Confucius. As they sat together, Confucius asked him, What does your master do? He answered, My master wishes to make his faults fewer, but cannot. When the messenger had left, the Master said, A messenger, a messenger indeed! 27. The Master said, When not in office discuss not policy. [Footnote 133: 481 B.C., two years before the death of Confucius, who was not at the time in office. Chien was Duke of Ch'i, a state bordering on Lu. The three chiefs were the heads of the three great clans that were all-powerful in Lu.] 28. Tseng-tzu said, Even in his thoughts, a gentleman does not outstep his place. 29. The Master said, A gentleman is shamefast of speech: his deeds go further. 30. The Master said, In the way of the gentleman there are three things that I cannot achieve. Love is never troubled; wisdom has no doubts; courage is without fear. That is what ye say, Sir, said Tzu-kung. 31. Tzu-kung would liken this man to that. The Master said, What talents Tz'u has! Now I have no time for this. 32. The Master said, Sorrow not at being unknown; sorrow for thine own shortcomings. 33. The Master said, Not to expect to be cheated, nor to look for falsehood, and yet to see them coming, shows worth in a man. 34. Wei-sheng Mou said to Confucius, How dost thou still find roosts to roost on, Ch'iu, unless by wagging a glib tongue? Confucius answered, I dare not wag a glib tongue; but I hate stubbornness. 35. The Master said, A steed is not praised for his strength, but praised for his mettle. 36. One said, To mete out good for evil, how were that? And how would ye meet good? said the Master. Meet evil with justice; meet good with good. 37. The Master said, Alas! no man knows me! Tzu-kung said, Why do ye say, Sir, that no man knows you? The Master said, Never murmuring against Heaven, nor finding fault with men; learning from the lowest, cleaving the heights. I am known but to one, but to Heaven. 38. Liao, the duke's uncle, spake ill of Tzu-lu to Chi-sun.[134] Tzu-fu Ching-po told this to Confucius, saying, My master's mind is surely being led astray by the duke's uncle, but I have still the strength to expose his body in the market-place. The Master said, If the Way is to be kept, that is the Bidding, and if the Way is to be lost, this is the Bidding. What can the duke's uncle do against the Bidding? 39. The Master said, Men of worth flee the world; the next best flee the land. Then come those that go at a look, then those that go at words. 40. The Master said, Seven men did so.