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  1 1 |        these are my only topics.~4. 'If your Majesty say, "
  2 1 |   therefore they could enjoy it.~4. 'In the Declaration of
  3 1 |        step of royal government.~4. 'Let mulberry trees be
  4 1 |      difference,' was the reply.~4. Mencius then said, 'In
  5 1 |        troops of Ch'in and Ch'û.~4. 'The rulers of those States
  6 2 |            Who can so unite it?"~4. 'I replied, "He who has
  7 2 |     ruler from attaining to it.'~4. The king asked again, '
  8 3 |         regards effecting that.'~4. The king said, 'May I hear
  9 3 |          its favouring decree."'~4. The king said,'A great
 10 3 |     attain to the royal dignity.~4. 'Formerly, the duke Ching
 11 3 |       miserable and solitary!"' ~4. The king said, 'O excellent
 12 4 |                          Chapter 4~1. Mencius, having an interview
 13 4 |          do so but with caution?~4. 'When all those about you
 14 4 |      principle, namely king Wan.~4. 'When, with all the strength
 15 4 |        the kingdom in in motion.~4. 'If your Majesty will make
 16 5 |       that you liken me to him?"~4. 'Thus,' concluded Mencius, '
 17 5 |            The answer was, 'Yes.~4. 'Pî-kung Yû had this way
 18 6 |         will dare to insult him?~4. 'But now the princes take
 19 6 |        their tours on his roads.~4. 'If he require that the
 20 6 |         unmoved by such a thing.~4. 'From this case we may
 21 6 |          ashamed to make arrows.~4. 'If he be ashamed of his
 22 6 |          practise what was good.~4. 'From the time when he
 23 7 |          from the accord of Men.~4. 'In accordance with these
 24 7 |       you will go to the court.'~4. On this, Mencius felt himself
 25 7 |          have declined the gift?~4. 'When I was in Hsieh, I
 26 7 |          officer, 'I am guilty.'~4. Another day, Mencius had
 27 7 |         he pursues for himself.'~4. His disciple Kung-tû told
 28 8 |        should I alone not do so?~4. 'And moreover, is there
 29 8 |   accordance with what is right?~4. 'Moreover, when the superior
 30 8 |    better tell him this for me?'~4. Shih took advantage to
 31 8 |        home and remain with him.~4. 'You anxiously form plans
 32 8 |     myself constrained to do it.~4. 'When I stopped three nights
 33 8 | illustrious in their generation.~4. 'From the commencement
 34 9 |       path is one, and only one.~4. 'Ch'ang Chi'en said to
 35 9 |       source to hand them down.'~4. The prince said again to
 36 9 |        rule of a benevolent man?~4. 'Therefore, a ruler who
 37 10|    deemed a real worthy prince?'~4. Mencius said,'I suppose
 38 10|          the cause of his error.~4. 'And, in the most ancient
 39 11|         may we likewise do that?~4. 'Formerly, the officer
 40 11|     ground also for condolence?'~4. Hsiâo again asked, 'What
 41 11|  benevolence and righteousness?'~4. P'ang Kang said, 'The aim
 42 11|         a common man and woman."~4. 'When T'ang began his work
 43 12|        decline going to see him?~4. 'Tsang-tsze said, "They
 44 12|         of the great inundation.~4. 'Shun employed Yü to reduce
 45 12|          which cannot be known.'~4. 'But,' said Chang, 'what
 46 13|       themselves into practice."~4. It is said in the Book
 47 13|        virtue and its opposite."~4. 'A ruler who carries the
 48 13|         preserve his four limbs.~4. 'Now they hate death and
 49 13|          commands of his master.~4. 'For a plince who is ashamed
 50 13|         by the water on itself."~4. 'A man must first despise
 51 13|      driving the people to them.~4. 'If among the present rulers
 52 14|       taught the son of another.~4. 'Between father and son,
 53 14|            nourishing the will."~4. 'To serve one's parents
 54 15|        the two halves of a seal.~4. 'When we examine those
 55 15|       not the trouble of wading.~4. 'Let a governor conduct
 56 15|          on leaving his service.~4. 'Now-a-days, the remonstrances
 57 15|          if he could not see it.~4. King Wû did not slight
 58 16|    constantly respected by them.~4. 'Here is a man, who treats
 59 16|      principle of their conduct.~4. 'Yü thought that if any
 60 16|       urge him to what was good.~4. 'To urge one another to
 61 17|          has nowhere to turn to.~4. 'To be delighted in by
 62 17|     joyful, he was also joyful.'~4. Chang said, 'In that case,
 63 17|         example to after ages." ~4. 'It is said in the Book
 64 18|      with specific injunctions?'~4. Mencius replied, 'No. Heaven
 65 18|       did not obtain the throne.~4. 'When the kingdom is possessed
 66 18|     principles of Yâo and Shun?"~4. 'T'ang thrice sent messengers
 67 18|      Châu, the marquis of Ch'an.~4. 'I have heard that the
 68 19|        niggardly become liberal.~4. 'When Confucius was leaving
 69 19|          six degrees of dignity.~4. 'To the Son of Heaven there
 70 19|         ang Hsî, they serve me."~4. 'Not only has the sovereign
 71 19|         would have received it.'~4. Wan Chang said, 'Here now
 72 20|    beating the watchman's stick.~4. 'Confucius was once keeper
 73 20|        be deemed disrespectful.'~4. Chang asked, 'If the prince
 74 20|     calling him to his presence.~4. 'During the frequent interviews
 75 20|         but according to truth.'~4. The king's countenance
 76 21|       giving honour to his age?'~4. Kâo said, 'There is my
 77 21|        not proceed from within.'~4. Kung-tû was unable to reply,
 78 21|           and the prince Pî-Kan.~4. 'And now you say, "The
 79 21|         we are the same in kind.~4. 'In accordance with this
 80 21|       which will not decay away.~4. 'Confucius said, "Hold
 81 22|     which he could avoid danger?~4. 'There are cases when men
 82 22|         not know to seek for it.~4. 'The great end of learning
 83 22|          poor plantation-keeper.~4. 'He who nourishes one of
 84 23|        the rule in such a case?'~4. Wû-lû was unable to reply
 85 23|        he will not do the thing.~4. 'To walk slowly, keeping
 86 23|     expressed in the K'âi Fang?'~4. Mencius replied, 'The parent'
 87 23|       succeed with one of them.'~4. Mencius said, 'I will not
 88 23|        he is only the minister?'~4. Mencius replied, 'No. It
 89 23|         advantage to a kingdom!'~4. Mencius said, 'The prince
 90 24|         against the five chiefs.~4. 'The crime of him who connives
 91 24|     thing ought not to be done.'~4. Shan changed countenance,
 92 24|     would not be enough to use.'~4. Mencius went on, 'In Mo
 93 24|         States their receptacle.~4. 'Water flowing out of its
 94 24|       that you could not sleep?'~4. 'He is a man who loves
 95 24| demeanour, they would leave him.~4. 'The last case was that
 96 24|       then they understand them.~4. 'If a prince have not about
 97 25|       the appointment of Heaven.~4. 'Death under handcuffs
 98 25|          be perfectly satisfied.~4. 'Therefore, a scholar,
 99 25|    proceed so to carry them out.~4. 'There are those who are
100 25|        this is a second delight.~4. 'That he can get from the
101 25|    apportioned to him by Heaven.~4. 'What belongs by his nature
102 26|         holding their one point.~4. 'The reason why I hate
103 26|         forbidden such a thing?'~4. 'Indeed, how could Shun
104 26|        What do you say of this?'~4. Mencius replied, 'This
105 26|         assists the development.~4. 'There are some whose inquiries
106 27|       Why does he make us last?"~4. 'When king Wû punished
107 27|          appointed in his place.~4. 'When the sacrificial victims
108 28|       what is called a good man.~4. 'He whose goodness is part
109 28|        places and circumstances.~4. 'When a scholar speaks
110 28|         styled "The ambitious?"'~4. 'Such,' replied Mencius, '
111 28|   transmitted, and so knew them.~4. 'From Confucius downwards