The Chinese Classics: The life and works of MenciusTrübner & Company, 1875 |
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according ancient appears benevolence and righteousness Book of Poetry Books of Mencius called Ch'in Chaou K'e chapter Chinese Choo Chow dynasty Chung cius conduct Confucius court death disciple doctrine duke of Chow empire evil father feeling filial filial piety give Han dynasty Han Yu heart Heaven Ho-nan honour Hwan Kaou Keeh king Hwuy king Seuen king Wăn king Woo kingdom Kung-sun Ch'ow Leang Majesty man's nature Măng Master meaning Mencius replied mind minister nourish one's paragraph parents Parr passion-nature philosopher Pih-e practice princes principles Proleg proper propriety and righteousness Pt II reference rule ruler sage scholar Seang Shoo Shun's son of Heaven sovereign Sung superior suppose T'ang talents and virtue Tăng temples of Confucius things Ts'in Ts'oo Tsin Tsow Tsze-sze universal love Wan Chang wish words Yaou and Shun Yoh-ching
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97 psl. - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts ; even one thing befalleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath ; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast : for all is vanity. All go unto one place ; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
97 psl. - Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
97 psl. - I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
97 psl. - For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever ; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man ? as the fool.
97 psl. - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour.
49 psl. - Therefore an intelligent ruler will regulate the livelihood of the people, so as to make sure that, above, they shall have sufficient wherewith to serve their parents, and below, sufficient wherewith to support their wives and children...
164 psl. - If, on self-examination, I find that I am not upright, shall I not be in fear even of a poor man in his loose garments of hair-cloth? If, on selfexamination, I find that I am upright, I will go forward against thousands and tens of thousands.
207 psl. - Some labor with their minds, and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others ; those who labor with their strength are governed by others. Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern others are supported by them.
200 psl. - They are only men of education, who, without a certain livelihood, are able to maintain a fixed heart. As to the people, if they have not a certain livelihood, it follows that they will not have a fixed heart. And if they have not a fixed heart, there is nothing which they will not do, in the way of self-abandonment, of moral deflection, of depravity and of wild license. When they thus have been involved in crime, to follow them up and punish them; — this is to entrap the people. How can such a...
138 psl. - Now, the livelihood of the people is so regulated, that, above, they have not sufficient wherewith to serve their parents, and, below, they have not sufficient wherewith to support their wives and children.