Chapter
1 1 | my kingdom?'~3. Mencius replied, 'Why must your Majesty
2 1 | these things?'~2. Mencius replied, 'Being wise and good, they
3 1 | How is this?'~2. Mencius replied, 'Your majesty is fond of
4 1 | your Majesty knows this,' replied Mencius, 'you need not hope
5 1 | instructions.'~2. Mencius replied, 'Is there any difference
6 1 | accomplish this?'~2. Mencius replied, 'With a territory which
7 2 | the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by
8 2 | can so unite it?"~4. 'I replied, "He who has no pleasure
9 2 | can give it to him?"~6. 'I replied, " All the people of the
10 2 | Wan of Tsin?'~2. Mencius replied, 'There were none of the
11 2 | is the ox going? The man replied, We are going to consecrate
12 2 | really occurred.'~5. The king replied, 'It did,' and then Mencius
13 2 | royal sway?'~10. Mencius replied, 'Suppose a man were to
14 2 | be represented? Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking
15 2 | your mind?'~15. The king replied, 'No. How should I derive
16 2 | into effect.'~20. Mencius replied, 'They are only men of education,
17 3 | love of music?' Mencius replied, 'If the king's love of
18 3 | seventy square lî?' Mencius replied, 'It is so in the records.'~
19 3 | neighbouring kingdoms?' Mencius replied, 'There is. But it requires
20 3 | in these things?' Mencius replied, 'They do; and if people
21 3 | sovereigns?"~5. 'The minister Yen replied, "An excellent inquiry!
22 3 | that object?'~2. Mencius replied, 'The Hall of Distinction
23 4 | Wû smote Châu?' Mencius replied, 'It is so in the records.'~
24 4 | possession of it?'~3. Mencius replied, 'If the people of Yen will
25 4 | myself for them?' Mencius replied, 'I have heard of one who
26 4 | case to be met?'~2. Mencius replied, 'In calamitous years and
27 4 | I serve Chû?'~2. Mencius replied, 'This plan which you propose
28 4 | in the case?'~2. Mencius replied, 'Formerly, when king T'
29 4 | that we may do so?' Mencius replied, 'Formerly, when king T'
30 5 | perturbed or not?' Mencius replied, 'No. At forty, I attained
31 5 | passion-nature?"' Mencius replied, 'When it is the will alone
32 5 | words you hear?' Mencius replied, 'When words are one-sided,
33 5 | rank yourself?'~21. Mencius replied, 'Let us drop speaking about
34 5 | the same rank?' Mencius replied, 'No. Since there were living
35 5 | differed from them.' Mencius replied, 'Tsâi Wo, Tsze-kung, and
36 7 | seeing you then.' Mencius replied, 'Unfortunately, I am unwell,
37 7 | a physician. Mang Chung replied to them, 'Yesterday, when
38 7 | respect to him.' Mencius replied, 'Oh! what words are these?
39 7 | thousand.' The governor replied, 'That is a state of things
40 7 | of your mission?' Mencius replied, 'There were the proper
41 8 | was too good.'~2. Mencius replied, 'Anciently, there was no
42 8 | Yen be smitten?' Mencius replied, 'It may. Tsze-k'wâi had
43 8 | advised Ch'î to smite Yen?' He replied, 'No. Shan T'ung asked me
44 8 | benevolent and wise?' The king replied, 'Oh! what words are those?' '
45 8 | of seeing you.' Mencius replied, 'I dare not request permission
46 8 | presume to see you.' Mencius replied, 'Sit down, and I will explain
47 8 | receiving salary?'~2. Mencius replied, 'No; when I first saw the
48 10| much trouble?' Ch'an Hsiang replied, 'The business of the handicraftsman
49 10| same size.'~18. Mencius replied, 'It is the nature of things
50 11| time take office?' Mencius replied, 'They did. The Record says, "
51 11| several hundred men?' Mencius replied, 'If there be not a proper
52 11| his service.' To this Kang replied, 'I remunerate his intention.'~
53 11| to be done?'~2. Mencius replied, 'When T'ang dwelt in Po,
54 11| he did not sacrifice. He replied, "I have no means of supplying
55 11| question as before, when he replied, "I have no means of obtaining
56 12| see the princes?' Mencius replied, 'Among the ancients, if
57 12| whether it be so.' Mencius replied, 'Indeed, I am not fond
58 12| and hearing.'~2. Mencius replied, 'Among the scholars of
59 14| receiving anything?' Mencius replied, 'It is the rule.' K'wan
60 14| with my hand?'~2. Mencius replied, 'The circumstances of the
61 14| come to see me?' Yo-chang replied, 'Master, why do you speak
62 15| into mourning?'~3. Mencius replied,'The admonitions of a minister
63 15| water to praise?'~2. Mencius replied, 'There is a spring of water;
64 16| saying 'I shall live?'" Yü replied, "Yü-kung Sze learned archery
65 16| why you do so.'~2. Mencius replied, 'There are five things
66 17| cry out and weep?' Mencius replied, 'He was dissatisfied, and
67 17| informing his parents?' Mencius replied, 'If he had informed them,
68 17| hypocritically?' Mencius replied, 'No. Formerly, some one
69 17| to be a prince.' Mencius replied, 'A benevolent man does
70 17| banishing of Hsiang?' Mencius replied, 'Hsiang could do nothing
71 17| really took place.' Mencius replied, 'No. These are not the
72 18| injunctions?'~4. Mencius replied, 'No. Heaven does not speak.
73 18| people accepted him.' Mencius replied, 'He caused him to preside
74 18| son." Was it so?' Mencius replied, 'No; it was not so. When
75 18| Was it so?'~2. Mencius replied, 'No, it was not so. Î Yin
76 18| was it so?' Mencius replied, 'No; it was not so. Those
77 19| House of Châu?'~2. Mencius replied, 'The particulars of that
78 19| of friendship.' Mencius replied, 'Friendship should be maintained
79 19| of friendship?' Mencius replied, 'The feeling of respect.'~
80 19| robbery be proper?' Mencius replied, 'It would not be proper.
81 19| with that view,' Mencius replied, and Chang rejoined, 'If
82 20| from a prince?' Mencius replied, 'He does not presume to
83 20| see the princes?' Mencius replied, 'A scholar residing in
84 20| refuses to go?' Mencius replied, 'It is right to go and
85 20| should be summoned?' Mencius replied, 'With a skin cap. A common
86 20| Confucius do wrong?' Mencius replied, 'Confucius was in office,
87 21| ch'î-willow.'~2. Mencius replied, 'Can you, leaving untouched
88 21| east and west.'~2. Mencius replied, 'Water indeed will flow
89 21| righteousness external?' He replied, 'There is a man older than
90 21| is internal?'~2. Kung-tû replied, 'We therein act out our
91 21| proceed from within.' Kung-tû replied, 'In winter we drink things
92 22| how is this?' Mencius replied, 'Those who follow that
93 23| is it so?' Mencius replied, It is.'~2. Chiâo went on, '
94 23| at your gate.'~7. Mencius replied, 'The way of truth is like
95 23| the K'âi Fang?'~4. Mencius replied, 'The parent's fault referred
96 23| asked Mencius.~3. K'ang replied, 'I have heard that Ch'in
97 23| the minister?'~4. Mencius replied, 'No. It is said in the
98 23| benevolent?'~2. Mencius replied, 'There was Po'î; -- he
99 24| have only one potter?' Kwei replied, 'No. The vessels would
100 24| that of Yü.'~2. Mencius replied, 'You are wrong, Sir. Yü'
101 25| perfect satisfaction?' Mencius replied, 'Honour virtue and delight
102 26| not virtuous?'~3. Mencius replied, 'If they have the same
103 26| without labouring?' Mencius replied, 'When a superior man resides
104 26| unemployed scholar?'~2. Mencius replied, 'To exalt his aim.'~3.
105 26| say of this?'~4. Mencius replied, 'This is a case where the
106 26| Why was that?'~2. Mencius replied, 'I do not answer him who
107 27| you say so?' and the other replied, 'Because at the pivot the
108 28| man is Yo-chang?' Mencius replied, 'He is a good man, a real
109 28| meet with death?' Mencius replied, 'He was a man, who had
110 28| followers pilfer?' Mencius replied, 'Do you think that they
111 28| scholars of Lû?'~2. Mencius replied, 'Confucius not getting
112 28| ambitious?"'~4. 'Such,' replied Mencius, 'as Ch'in Chang,
113 28| the villages?"'~9. Mencius replied, 'They are those who say, "
114 28| of virtue?'~11. Mencius replied, 'If you would blame them,
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