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 1 2 |       to royal sway?' Mencius answered, 'The love and protection
 2 2 |       place of death. The man answered, Shall we then omit the
 3 4 |      see him.' 'How is this!' answered Yo-chang. 'By what you call "
 4 5 |    what they did?'~6. Mencius answered, 'To raise Ch'î to the royal
 5 5 |       does the same?' Mencius answered,'Kâo says, -- "What is not
 6 5 |    are you a Sage?" Confucius answered him, "A Sage is what I cannot
 7 7 |     of propriety.'~6. Mencius answered him, 'How can you give that
 8 8 |       might be smitten, and I answered him, "It may." They accordingly
 9 8 |       smite it?" I would have answered him, "He who is the minister
10 8 |   error?' 'The duke of Châu,' answered Mencius, 'was the younger
11 11|    great urgency?'~3. Mencius answered, 'The loss of his place
12 11|     about taking it?' Mencius answered, 'When a son is born, what
13 11|      is improper.'~3. Mencius answered, 'If you do not have an
14 14|    not rescue it!'~3. Mencius answered, 'A drowning kingdom must
15 16|     not holding your bow?" Yü answered him, "To-day I am feeling
16 17| against his parents?' Mencius answered, 'Ch'ang Hsî asked Kung-ming
17 17|       parents." Kung-ming Kâo answered him, "You do not understand
18 17| wishing to kill him.' Mencius answered, 'How could he be ignorant
19 17|       his ministers.' Mencius answered, 'That ode is not to be
20 19|    you explain this.' Mencius answered, 'Do you think that, if
21 20|  accept it?' 'He accepts it,' answered Mencius. 'On what principle
22 20| constantly repeated.' Mencius answered, 'There was the conduct
23 20|      the proper way?' Mencius answered, 'At first, the present
24 20|       of the prince.' Mencius answered, 'If the prince have great
25 21|      is external.'~5. Mencius answered him, 'Our enjoyment of meat
26 22|         how is this?' Mencius answered, 'The senses of hearing
27 23|      that saying?'~3. Mencius answered him, 'What has this -- the
28 23|     was the reply.~2. Mencius answered, 'How stupid was that old
29 23|      to persuade them?' K'ang answered, 'I will tell them how unprofitable
30 23| should know them.'~6. Mencius answered, 'When Confucius was chief
31 24|       man of vigour?' and was answered, 'No.' 'Is he wise in council?' '
32 27|    What do you mean?' Mencius answered, 'The king Hûi of Liang,
33 28|     eat sheep-dates?' Mencius answered, 'For mince and broiled