Chapter

 1 1 |         Liang said, 'Small as my virtue is, in the government of
 2 2 |          3. The king said, 'What virtue must there be in order to
 3 4 |        office men of talents and virtue only as a matter of necessity.
 4 4 |          is a man of talents and virtue," neither may you for that
 5 4 |          is a man of talents and virtue," then examine into the
 6 4 |          is a man of talents and virtue. By such men the rules of
 7 5 |           moreover, with all the virtue which belonged to him; and
 8 5 |           all men of ability and virtue, who gave their joint assistance
 9 5 |          The flowing progress of virtue is more rapid than the transmission
10 5 |        know the character of his virtue. After the lapse of a hundred
11 6 |     large kingdom. He who, using virtue, practises benevolence is
12 6 |          When one subdues men by virtue, in their hearts' core they
13 6 |          to pursue, is to esteem virtue and honour virtuous scholars,
14 6 |     honour to men of talents and virtue and employ the able, so
15 6 |       what was good. He regarded virtue as the common property of
16 6 |          from others to practise virtue, is to help them in the
17 6 |          helping men to practise virtue.'~1. Mencius said, 'Po-î
18 6 |           he did not conceal his virtue, but made it a point to
19 7 |        them; age is one of them; virtue is one of them. In courts,
20 7 |       other two are not equal to virtue. How can the possession
21 9 |         endowed with talents and virtue will be gravely complaisant
22 10|          to it. How vast was his virtue! The people could find no
23 12|        Chü-châu was a scholar of virtue, and you have got him placed
24 13|          we have the saying: -- "Virtue alone is not sufficient
25 13|          can be pursued, that of virtue and its opposite."~4. 'A
26 13|          the case, such an one's virtue and teachings will spread
27 13|       kingdom, princes of little virtue are submissive to those
28 15|    brothers who are possessed of virtue and talent. If they who
29 15|      employed men of talents and virtue without regard to where
30 15|      endeavoured to cultivate my virtue by means of others who were.'~
31 17|            A scholar of complete virtue may not be employed as a
32 17|    believed him and conformed to virtue." -- This is the true case
33 17|          the scholar of complete virtue not being treated as a son
34 18|          kingdom came to Yü, his virtue was inferior to that of
35 18|          as a man of talents and virtue, reverently to pursue the
36 18|     throne, there must be in him virtue equal to that of Shun or
37 18|        been a man of talents and virtue? As to selling himself in
38 18|        that a man of talents and virtue did it?'~
39 19|           he did not conceal his virtue, but made it a point to
40 19|       man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions
41 19|        but a scholar's honouring virtue and talents, not the honouring
42 19|     giving honour to talents and virtue. The rightness in each case
43 20|        with a man of talents and virtue, and can neither promote
44 20|  expression -- "The honouring of virtue and talents proper to a
45 20|       because of his talents and virtue,' was the reply. 'If because
46 20|       because of his talents and virtue, then I have not heard of
47 20|    sovereign! With regard to our virtue, you ought to make me your
48 20|        when a man of talents and virtue is summoned in a way which
49 20|         see a man of talents and virtue, and does not take the proper
50 20|        Chang, 'The scholar whose virtue is most distinguished in
51 20|       village. The scholar whose virtue is most distinguished throughout
52 20|         State. The scholar whose virtue is most distinguished throughout
53 21|          all love this admirable virtue." ~Confucius said, "The
54 21| consequently love this admirable virtue.'~1. Mencius said, 'In good
55 22|        distinguished talents and virtue only who have this mental
56 23|          and would not, with his virtue, serve a degenerate prince.
57 23|         specimen how your men of virtue are of no advantage to a
58 23|          of not employing men of virtue and talents; -- how can
59 23|        now no men of talents and virtue. If there were, I should
60 25|       the realization of perfect virtue, nothing can be closer than
61 25|      monarchs of antiquity loved virtue and forgot their power.
62 25|         Mencius replied, 'Honour virtue and delight in righteousness,
63 25|       they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced
64 25|      nourish the old, all men of virtue would feel that he was the
65 26|     earnestly to the practice of virtue, is a disciple of Shun.~
66 26|          gain and the thought of virtue.'~1. Mencius said, 'The
67 26|         3. 'There are some whose virtue he perfects, and some of
68 27|  confound him whose equipment of virtue is complete.'~Mencius said, '
69 27|         Mencius said, 'If men of virtue and ability be not confided
70 27|         said, 'Anciently, men of virtue and talents by means of
71 28|          by returning to natural virtue.~2. 'When all the movements,
72 28|   extreme degree of the complete virtue. Weeping for the dead should
73 28|      living. The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without
74 28|      villages are the thieves of virtue." What sort of people were
75 28|   considered them the thieves of virtue?'~11. Mencius replied, '
76 28|       are called "The thieves of virtue."~12. 'Confucius said, "
77 28|         the masses are roused to virtue. When they are so aroused,