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 1 4 |  yourself, prince, in paying the honour of the first visit to a
 2 6 |          is to esteem virtue and honour virtuous scholars, giving
 3 6 |   Mencius said, 'If a ruler give honour to men of talents and virtue
 4 7 |          The prince who does not honour the virtuous, and delight
 5 8 |        but wishes for riches and honour? But he only, among the
 6 9 |        Lû, that kingdom which we honour, have, none of them, observed
 7 10|         they were wrong, and not honour them? Notwithstanding his
 8 11|          How is it that you give honour to the carpenter and carriage-wright,
 9 17|           this was the height of honour. Shun nourished him with
10 19|       inferiors is called giving honour to talents and virtue. The
11 21|         older than I, and I give honour to his age. It is not that
12 21|        or the fact of our giving honour to his age?'~4. Kâo said, '
13 21|        On the other hand, I give honour to an old man of Ch'û, and
14 21|         of Ch'û, and I also give honour to an old man of my own
15 21|          on the one, and now the honour due to age is rendered to
16 22|         of man as well.'~2. 'The honour which men confer is not
17 22|     which men confer is not good honour. Those whom Châo the Great
18 24|       wife." The second was, -- "Honour the worthy, and maintain
19 25| satisfaction?' Mencius replied, 'Honour virtue and delight in righteousness,