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 In fact , in order to understand the real chinaman and the chinese civilization , a man must be deep , broad and simple . for the three depth ,broadness and simplicity .  The American people , I may be permitted  to say here ,find it difficult to understand the real Chinaman and the Chinese civilization . because the American people as a rule .are broad ,simple .but not deep ,The english cannot understand the real chinaman and Chinese civilization because the English ,as a rule are deep . simple  , but not broad. the Germans again can not understand the real chinaman and chinese civilization because the Germans, especially the educated Germans, as a rule ,are deep, broad ,but not simple .The French,well the French are the people , it seems to me ,who can understand and has understand the real Chinaman and the Chinese civilization best . the French ,it is true, have not the depth of nature of the Germans nor the broadness of mind of the Americans  nor the simplicity of mind of the english ,    but the French , the French people  I have mentioned above as a rule ,have not ,--a quality of mind which , above all things ,is necessary in order to understand the real Chinaman and the chinese civilization ; a quality of mind :delicacy !

          For , in addition to the three characteristics of the real chinaman and chinese civilization which  I have already mentioned , I must here add one more ,and that the chief characteristic , namely delicacy ; delicacy to a perrminent degree such as you will find nowhere esle except perhaps among the ancient Greeks and their civilization . 

    It will be seen from what I have said above that the American people if they will study the Chinese civilization well get depth ; the English , broadness. and the Germans ,simplicity ;and all of them .Americans ,English and Germans by the study of the chinese civilization .of Chinese book and literature, will get a quality of mind which ,I take the liberty of saying here that it seems to me, all of them ,as a rule , have not to a preeminent degree , namely ,delicacy .Thus the study of the Chinese civilization .of Chinese books and literature will , I believe ,be of benefit to all the people of Europe and American .