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Confucius - The Doctrine of the Mean - 10
Identifier
013303
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
attest əˈtɛst/ verb
past tense: attested; past participle: attested 'provide or serve as clear evidence of'.
A description of the experience
500 BC THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN Confucius translated by James Legge [1893]
However excellent may have been the regulations of those of former times, they cannot be attested. Not being attested, they cannot command credence, and not being credited, the people would not follow them.