Chapter

  1 1 |           distance of a thousand lî, may I presume that you are provided
  2 1 |           and persons of fifty years may be clothed with silk. In
  3 1 |             persons of seventy years may eat flesh. Let there not
  4 2 |              of Ch'î asked, saying, 'May I be informed by you of
  5 2 |             11. The king asked, 'How may the difference between the
  6 2 |             do this, and the kingdom may be made to go round in your
  7 2 |              relations of all things may be thus determined, and
  8 2 |          desire.'~16. Mencius said, 'May I hear from you what it
  9 2 |              Majesty greatly desires may be known. You wish to enlarge
 10 2 |        calamities.' The king asked, 'May I hear from you the proof
 11 2 |             perishing. After this he may urge them, and they will
 12 2 |           and persons of fifty years may be clothed with silk. In
 13 2 |             persons of seventy years may eat flesh. Let there not
 14 3 |            that.'~4. The king said, 'May I hear from you the proof
 15 3 |              shall I do that my tour may be fit to be compared with
 16 3 |            down.'~3. The king said, 'May I hear from you what the
 17 3 |            Book of Poetry,~"The rich may get through life well;~But
 18 4 |              talents and worth," you may not therefore believe it.
 19 4 |         talents and virtue," neither may you for that believe it.
 20 4 |         records.'~2. The king said, 'May a minister then put his
 21 4 |            in the stone. Although it may be worth 240,000 taels,
 22 4 |          country; -- in this way you may still be able to stop the
 23 4 |              he has made, doing what may be continued by his successors.
 24 4 |          course shall I take that we may do so?' Mencius replied, '
 25 4 |          advancement is effected, it may be, by others, and the stopping
 26 4 |              the stopping him is, it may be, from the efforts of
 27 5 |              have a saying -- "A man may have wisdom and discernment,
 28 5 |        favourable opportunity. A man may have instruments of husbandry,
 29 5 |              which the royal dignity may be easily attained.~10. '
 30 5 |             9. Kung-sun Ch'âu said, 'May I venture to ask an explanation
 31 5 |          relief from passion-effort, may be conceded. But not to
 32 5 |             of Po-î. To say -- "Whom may I not serve? My serving
 33 5 |            him my ruler. What people may I not command? My commanding
 34 6 |     sufferings of others, my meaning may be illustrated thus: --
 35 6 |            as a ground on which they may gain the favour of the child'
 36 6 |            as a ground on which they may seek the praise of their
 37 6 |         thing.~4. 'From this case we may perceive that the feeling
 38 7 |           But I have got a cold, and may not expose myself to the
 39 7 |           pay a visit of condolence. May this not be regarded as
 40 7 |            his prince, how much less may he be called, who would
 41 7 |          speaking out my opinion: -- may not I therefore act freely
 42 8 |              asked Mencius, saying, 'May Yen be smitten?' Mencius
 43 8 |       smitten?' Mencius replied, 'It may. Tsze-k'wâi had no right
 44 8 |              and I answered him, "It may." They accordingly went
 45 8 |              he had asked me -- "Who may smite it?" I would have
 46 8 |            is the minister of Heaven may smite it." Suppose the case
 47 8 |             and that one asks me -- "May this man be put to death?"
 48 8 |             I will answer him -- "He may." If he ask me -- "Who may
 49 8 |           may." If he ask me -- "Who may put him to death?" I will
 50 8 |             The chief criminal judge may put him to death." But now
 51 8 |              not know if hereafter I may expect to have another opportunity
 52 8 |              officers and the people may have such an example to
 53 8 |           Allow me to request that I may not again presume to see
 54 8 |          king, after all, is one who may be made to do what is good.
 55 9 |      according to propriety: -- this may be called filial piety."
 56 9 |              officers. I am afraid I may not be able to discharge
 57 9 |              said, 'It is so, but he may not seek a remedy in others,
 58 9 |              his relatives said, 'He may be said to understand the
 59 9 |           The business of the people may not be remissly attended
 60 9 |              in the Book of Poetry,~"May the rain come down on our
 61 9 |             regulation of allowances may be determined by you, sitting
 62 9 |             public work is finished, may they presume to attend to
 63 10|             them, but he said, "This may not be done. What has been
 64 10|           thus was indeed right, you may see that the filial son
 65 11|           never forgets that his end may be in a ditch or a stream;
 66 11|        officer never forgets that he may lose his head." What was
 67 11|           reference to the gain that may be got. If gain be the object,
 68 11|             make one cubit straight, may we likewise do that?~4. '
 69 11|          sacrifice, and then neither may he dare to feel happy."
 70 11|           desired for him is that he may have a wife; when a daughter
 71 11|          desired for her is that she may have a husband. This feeling
 72 11|            single bamboo-cup of rice may not be received from a man.
 73 11|           that one from his overplus may supply the deficiency of
 74 11|      carpenters and carriage-wrights may all get their food from
 75 11|           your walls; -- his purpose may be thereby to seek for his
 76 11|            When our prince comes, we may escape from the punishments
 77 11|             dynasty of Châu, that we may be made happy by him." So
 78 12|              plainly tell you how he may be made so. Suppose that
 79 12|           the superior man nourishes may be known.'~1. Tâi Ying-chih
 80 12|          that such perverse speakers may not be able to show themselves.
 81 13|       dilatory.~12. 'And so dilatory may those officers be deemed,
 82 13|            to difficult achievements may be called showing respect
 83 13|             repress his perversities may be called showing reverence
 84 13|              is incompetent to this, may be said to play the thief
 85 13|            The Cruel," and though he may have filial sons and affectionate
 86 13|           kept in store, the patient may all his life not get it.
 87 14|             is only afraid that they may not prove obedient to him: --
 88 14|              the mouth and body." We may call Tsang-tsze's practice -- "
 89 14|            as Tsang-tsze served his, may be accepted as flial piety.'~
 90 15|              when he goes abroad, he may cause people to be removed
 91 15|        behave that his old ministers may thus go into mourning?'~
 92 15|    beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions
 93 15|             of his actions that they may be resolute; -- he simply
 94 15|           their being dried up again may be expected in a short time.
 95 16|        passing her.~2. 'Though a man may be wicked, yet if he adjust
 96 16|        thoughts, fast, and bathe, he may sacrifice to God.'~1. Mencius
 97 16|     investigated their phenomena, we may, while sitting in our places,
 98 16|            in the court, individuals may not change their places
 99 16|          speak with one another, nor may they pass from their ranks
100 17|        element!" Thus a superior man may be imposed on by what seems
101 17|           scholar of complete virtue may not be employed as a minister
102 17|          those who explain the odes, may not insist on one term so
103 18|     Confucius will lodge with me, he may attain to the dignity of
104 18|             of ministers about court may be discerned from those
105 19| determination.~2. 'Î Yin said, "Whom may I not serve? My serving
106 19|            my sovereign. What people may I not command? My commanding
107 19|            comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill, and as
108 19|          comparison for sageness, we may liken it to strength; --
109 19|            was proper, how much more may the gifts of the princes
110 20|            know whether this present may be constantly repeated.'
111 20|           man, must proceed, that he may be said to do so in the
112 20|           call him; -- how much less may any of the princes do so?
113 20|           never forgets that his end may be in a ditch or a stream;
114 20|        officer never forgets that he may lose his head." What was
115 20|             to him.'~6. Chang said, 'May I ask with what a forester
116 20|         presume to go? How much more may we expect this refusal to
117 21|           causing it to leap up, you may make it go over your forehead,
118 21|           damming and leading it you may force it up a hill; -- but
119 21|              Some say, "Man's nature may be made to practise good,
120 21|             to practise good, and it may be made to practise evil,
121 21|         principle of our nature!" We may thus see that every faculty
122 21|              be ripe. Although there may be inequalities of produce,
123 22|              them, is it not that he may obtain beautiful mansions,
124 22|          beautiful mansions, that he may secure the services of wives
125 22|            needy of his acquaintance may be helped by him?~8. 'In
126 22|          poor and needy acquaintance may be helped by him. Was it
127 22|             t'ung or the tsze, which may be grasped with both hands,
128 23|          disregarding those rules we may get food, must they still
129 23|            disregarding that rule he may get married, must he still
130 23|         piece of wood an inch square may be made to be higher than
131 23|        saying, 'It is said, "All men may be Yâos and Shuns;" -- is
132 24|           uninstructed people in war may be said to be destroying
133 24|            and sycophants, though he may wish the State to be well
134 25|            receive submissively what may be correctly ascribed thereto.~
135 25|            discharge of one's duties may correctly be ascribed to
136 25|            righteousness, and so you may always be perfectly satisfied.~
137 25|              light; -- so the people may be made rich.~2. 'Let it
138 26|              aims to be accomplished may be compared to one digging
139 26|              worthies are ministers, may they indeed banish their
140 26|          same purpose as Î Yin, they may. If they have not the same
141 26|              of them, a superior man may not be retained by such
142 26|         admirable, but to learn them may well be likened to ascending
143 27|        carpenter or a carriage-maker may give a man the circle and
144 27|          said, 'A man who loves fame may be able to decline a State
145 28|            few: -- in some things he may not be able to keep his
146 28|           many: -- in some things he may be able to keep his heart,