The Life and Works of Mencius: With Essays and NotesTrübner & Company, 1875 - 402 psl. |
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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 human nature Hwan Kaou Keeh king Hwuy king Seuen king Wăn king Woo kingdom Kung-sun Ch'ow Leang Majesty man's nature Măng Master mean 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. - And 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.
121 psl. - Owe no man any thing, but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 'For this, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet'; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' '"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
218 psl. - To dwell in the wide house of the world, to stand in the correct seat of the world, and to walk in the great path of the world; when he obtains his desire for office, to practise his principles for the good of the people; and when that desire is disappointed, to practise them alone; to be above the power of riches and honours to make dissipated, of poverty and mean condition to make swerve from principle, and of power and force to make bend:- these characteristics constitute the great man.
98 psl. - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep his commandments ; for this is the whole duty of man : for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
59 psl. - From this case we may perceive that the feeling of commiseration is essential to man, that the feeling of shame and dislike is essential to man, that the feeling of modesty and complaisance is essential to man, and that the feeling of approving and disapproving is essential to man.
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.
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.