Liä Dsi narrates, how a man asked Konfucius, whether he would be a saint. Konfucius refused: “I am only well-versed in learning and have a lot of knowledge.” And the man asked, whether the three mystical kings would have been the Three Illustrious Saints. Konfucius said, he would not know. “Well, who then is a saint?” Konfucius answered: “Amongst the people of the Western region, there is obviously a saint. He does not put anything in order, and yet nothing is confused; he does not talk anything, and everybody knows from alone; he improves nothing, and everything goes from alone. 15.-21. Inconceivable is he! 4. 11. 18.-21. And the people do not find a name for him. I presume, he is probably holy ... .” Liä Dsi One assumes, that Lao Tse was meant

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