4. On this par. it is said in the 日讲: "In the administration of govt., the most excellent quality is without prejudice and dispassionately (虚中) to receive what is good. Now in regard to all good words and good actions, Tǒ-ching in his heart sincerely loves them."
5. 足 is what is simply sufficient. 优 is what is sufficient and more.
8. 訑訑, as defined by Choo He, is—自足其智, 不嗜善言之貌,
When a minister lives among calumniators, flatterers,and sycophants, though he may wish the state to be well governed, is it possible for it to be so?"