Gongsun Chou asked

 Guan Zhong, Yan's exploits can rise again to it?

Mencius said: Zi Lu but my father and the fear of the people, ah, how can I compared it with him? The man asked: 'So you and Guan compared to what more can it? 'Was not happy up on the West, said:' how do you actually get to me compared to what Guanzhong? Guan trusted by the Duke does not doubt that the exercise of state power as long,Discount UGG boots, but it is so little merit, how do you actually get him to come and I compared it? '

Gongsun Chou said:

Mencius said:

Gongsun Chou said: until King Wu of Zhou, Duke inherited his career before a unified world. Now you say that a unified world with a benevolent easy, then, even the emperor is not worth learning it?

Mencius said: makes princes to North Korea, ruled the world like a heart operation in their own hand as easily. King Zhou Wu Ding was not long away, Wu Ding's Xunchen family, good customs, traditional fashion, charity and political are still remains, but also slightly in , micro-Chung, Prince Bi Gan, Ji Zi, Xian Chen plastic Ge and a number of common adjuvant, they are able to rule long after the loss of power. There was no foot of land does not belong to King Zhou of all, there is no rule of the people does not belong to King Zhou, In that case, King Wen is also only a small radius of hundred miles from where the rise, so it is very difficult. Qi have a saying: 'While the wise, it is better to take advantage of the situation; Although hoes, not as good as other farming season.' Now the times is very conducive to a unified world with a benevolent: Xia, Shang and Chou dynasties flourished, when no single country's territory, more than a thousand miles radius, and now has more than Qi; cock dog barking sound everywhere heard until four border, indicating a large population of Qi. Land does not need a new opening, new people do not need to join, if Shi Xingren government to unify the world, no one can stop. Moreover, the Unification of Xianjun does not appear, had never been separated for so long; people squeezed by the tyranny, never so powerful before. hungry people do not choose food, thirsty people do not choose drinks. Confucius said: 'ethical popular even than the decree passed Inn quickly. 'Now this time, with ten thousand soldiers, car power Shixing Ren government, the people happy, like people who are rescued by hanging the same. So do half of what the ancients, the ancients can double merit achievement. Only it can only be done at this time. 
said: weakened. is a righteous born, non-sense of the passage and take also. line has not contented ③ in mind, the hungry carry on. I Gu Yue, Gao Zi (4), meaning to know a bad idea, with its outside also. shall something Yan, Erwu is ⑤, heart do not forget, do not contribute too. RMB However, if Song: Song has Min (6) of the seedlings is not long and pull up (7), who ran Mount Mount (8) go, claims that people (9) said: 'Today, patients now! to help the sprouts grow now!' His son watched it, Tony is rotten carry on. the world of the seedlings did not help carry the elderly widow. that no good and the homes of those who do not Yun (11) seedlings were also; help the elderly, who also Yamiao - Feitu no good, but harm it. 
said: the heart, damage to its governance; issued its policy, its victims do. saints rise again, will carry on from Mark me now. ugly and Mencius dialogue. Ask this is Gongsun Chou. ② awe: big, flowing look. ③  : fast, happy. (4) report on: name unknown, may have been taught by Mozi. ⑤ is: only. people (10) disease, fatigue, tiredness, (11) Yun, weeding. (12) (bi) words: biased rhetoric. (13) Yinci: exaggerated, excessive rhetoric. (14) quibble: Dodge words.

Lesson

Gongsun Chou said:

Mencius said:

Gongsun Chou said:

Mencius said: virtue and morality in this gas must match, otherwise it will lack power. Moreover, there must be regular keeper of virtue and morality can be created, rather than the occasional act of justice can be obtained. Once you conduct a guilty conscience, which will lack the power of the gas species. So I say, do not know how to report child justice, because he: the meaning of the heart as something outside. We must continue to develop meaning, do not forget to mind, but do not own wishful thinking to help it growth. not the same as the Song: Sung individuals always suspected him of the seedlings not grow, so to them a hand to go to a higher and higher, and tired out of breath to go home to his family said: 'Today, did give me a tired out! However, I finally let the seedlings suddenly taller!' his son went to go look, the seedlings have all the dead. the whole world do not make such a Destructive Enthusiasm the error is very small. that the conservation of crops and never mind they are not useful, not only crops lazy weeding; wishful thinking to help the crops to grow, that is such a Destructive Enthusiasm of the people - not only did not benefit, but harm death of the crops.

Gongsun Chou asked: ; eccentric bizarre speech know where; dodge speech know where poor management. - produced from the heart, is bound to cause political harm for political,UGG bailey button, national issues will inevitably cause harm. If the saints and then the world, but also will agree with me live. 
Mencius said: , non-convinced also,UGG boots, force does not age support (3) also; people with morals who Yue and sincere service center also, such as Confucius seventy of the service. from north to south, without thinking against (5), what is called too.

Explanatory Note

① false: By virtue of. ② be: Wait, the idea was to rely on. ③ age support: adequate. ④ ⑤ thinking: particle, no justice.

Lesson

Mencius said: only the radius of Qishi Li Wang Shang Dynasty, Emperor Wen radius of a hundred years only, to use force to conquer others, others are not really obey him, just not enough power coming; and moral man hath to use, is convinced, like seven ten disciples of Confucius that are turned. 
Mencius said: capable job; national leisure ①, and is, the punishment of his government. Although large countries will fear the carry on. ). now the next people ③, or dare to insult? 'Confucius said:' this poem, its know peace! to govern the country, who would dare to insult it, 'this country leisure, and is the time, like music lazy Ao (7), is a self-seeking disaster also. fortune of all those who seek their own. , still can violate (11); human actions, not live (12). 'What is called too.

Explanatory Note

① leisure: no element refers to internal and external national security. ② ③ Till the dawn (dai): taking advantage of. ④ Toru: stripping. Sang soil (du): mulberry root; soil with the . ⑤ Credit Shield (mou): tangles. Lattice window (you): window; households: door. ③ following people: the people with righteous This verse is the owl crow (resembling a small bird oriole and the body) of the tone, and its nest in, so called man-made (7) General (pan): music. Lazy: lazy feeling. Ao: with the (9) ③ Wing: long; words: language to help with, righteousness. With: co. Life: fate. (10) (11) breach: avoidance. (12) Live: 
Mencius said: It is best for your benevolence, respect scholars, so that the virtuous man is in some official position, as some talented people from office. and take advantage of the national non-domestic and external political and legal system when Xiuming. to do so even large country will fear you. This poem reason people really know it! able to govern their own country, who would dare to bully him? 'Now there is no internal and external state, but this time taking advantage of corrupt pleasures, which is seeking its own scourge. scourges and happiness are not is not got from their own. caused by sin may no escape. 'This is what that means. 
Mencius said: The operators are Wyatt, and possession of their city is willing to carry on; off, ridiculed and not sign ③, the world tour are Wyatt, and is willing to carry out its road; Gengzhe help without tax ④, the farmers are the world Wyatt, and is willing to carry on farming in their field; Chan, ⑤ no husband in the cloth (6), the world of the Min Jie Yue, and willing the rogue (7) carry on. letter five who can do this, the neighboring countries of China If the parents carry the Yang. rate of their children, attacking their parents, own pepole who since the economy has not been able to. so, then invincible. invincible those days clerks (8) also. but not the king, not of there also. 
① Chan (Chan): City warehouse storage or packing of goods. Characteristics: taxation. ② law without Chan: according to official regulations that the backlog of long-term acquisition of goods in warehouses to ensure that the interests of businessmen. ③ ridiculed without symptoms: not only the tax audit. Ridiculed, for questioning. ④ help without Tax: refers to ⑤ Chan: This refers to the residential areas, and (6) The husband in the cloth: the ancient name of a tax, that is, (7) Meng: refers to the immigrants moved elsewhere. (8) days Officials: obey God will of those in power. Here the

Lesson

Mencius said: the place is not taxed, the poor sales of the goods shall not make the acquisition of the backlog, then, the world's businessmen are willing to do business in such markets; customs inspection and not only the tax, then, the world's travelers are happy in this road trip; plant crops only on the field system support farming is no longer public land tax, then, the world's farmers are happy in this land cultivated; neighborhood with no additional land tax and labor taxes, then, the world's people are happy to be here inhabitants. actually able to do this five-point, even the neighbors, the people will admire him as a parent. If the people who want to lead them to attack him, led the children who like to attack the parents, since the there are human beings ever since without success. so so great today, he changed. invincibility can be called a 'day officials'. did this level to be the world hath not, is has never happened before.' 
Mencius said: Pocket. so that the person has a heart of people who can not bear, most people will first ② see people in the fight Ruzi, there are Chuti compassion - not so in the cross ④ in Ruzi parents, non-so to reputation in the village ⑤ Party friends, non-evil, the voice and ran. From this perspective, no compassion, non-human also; No Shame and Disgust, non-human also; no politely refuse the heart, non-human also; no right and wrong of the heart, non- people. compassion, benevolence of the end (6) also; Shame and Disgust, meaning the end of him; politely refuse the heart, courtesy of the side also; non-heart, intellect of the side also. person there is a four-terminal, it still the There are four body too. There is a four-terminal but not from that person, who is also from thieves; that Qijun not those who are thieves Qijun. who has just ended in me (7) who are expanding and sufficient knowledge of men, However, if the beginning of man (8), the beginning of spring. Gouneng charge of sufficient security (9) The World; do otherwise would charge it, not his parents.

Explanatory Note

① of the heart can not bear; pity, compassion. ① At first glance: a sudden, suddenly. ③ fear Ti: terror. Hidden side: grief, sympathy. ④ the pay, the pay is good to know, in the ⑤ To (yao) reputation: to win the honor. To the same (6) side: the beginning from the source. Source. (7) I: the (8) However, with the (9) Paul: fixed and stable.

Lesson

Mencius said: , control the world in the palm which can run things as easy as. The reason why everyone has compassion compassionate feelings of others, because, if today someone suddenly saw a child falling into the well to go inside, and would have a shock chess sympathy. psychological - not because the child's parents want to go and try to curry favor, not because in order to win the reputation of the neighbors, friends, not because the child's cries aversion only have to ask this horror psychological situation. Seen in this light, no compassion, just not human; no shame, just not human; no humility heart, is simply not human; not Shifei Xin, is simply not human. compassion is the originator of benevolence; sense of shame is the meaning of the originator; humility is a gift of the originator of the heart; Shifei Xin is the originator of wisdom. people have the originator of these four, the same as a limb. With these four are from the beginning that does not work, is the abandonment of the people; that His monarch does not work, is the monarch who abandoned violence. where there are these four the originator of the people, know that they have expanded by as the fire just started burning, spring just started flowing. If you can expand them, would be sufficient to world stability , if we can not expand them, and even have problems to support their parents. 
Mencius said: 'Liren for the United States, choose not at the kernel, nothing intellectual?' husband Yan, days of the Monarch also, one of the safety house also. Mo Yan Yu without ⑤, is not wise to have. benevolent, not intellectual, rude, no justice , who served also. personal servitude and shame for the reserve, by (6) Bow man shame for the bow,UGG boots cheap, arrows man shame for the vector also. such as shame it, nurturing for the kernel. benevolent, such as radio: radio who are already then made; hair instead, do not blame those who have been wins, introspection and that is all.

Explanatory Note

① Vector people: those who make arrows. ② letter people, building a sales person. ③ Witch: Witch Doctor, geese students. Carpenter: craftsmen, this refers specifically to a carpenter to do the coffin. ④ surgery: the art of living here means a choice, that is, choice of occupation. ⑤ Royal: block. (6) from: with

Lesson

Mencius said: between doctors and coffin maker as well. Therefore, a person can not be imprudent career choice to make a living. Confucius said: 'living in a compassionate atmosphere where we go. select residence and not lost in a compassionate atmosphere where, how can you say is wise to do? 'benevolence, is God honored title, the world's most comfortable housing. No one did not stop the selection kernel, is unwise. heartless unwise and disrespectful nonsense person, with only driven by others. by others motivated a disgrace, just like people do but to bow made bow made ashamed of people who do make the arrow but the arrow to be ashamed of making the same. If we really ashamed of it as a good line Ren. There's people like the shooter Rende: shooter first correct its own position before the throw; If you do not shoot, do not blame the people than they shoot well, but in turn find their own reasons.

Mencius said: that the good in people. Since Gengjia, pottery, fishing and even for the Emperor, is nothing more than to take on the individual. Morohito take that goodness is with people who have Gujun ③ almost with people in great.

Explanatory Note

① are: the ② good with people the same: to do good and people together. ③ with people: with: with his or her.

Lesson

Mencius said: together to do good. give up their own shortcomings, the advantages of studying people, very happy to draw on the strengths of others to do good. from his farming, making pottery, fishing has always been to make the emperor, and no time he did not learn from others. lessons to others advantage to do good, that is, together with others to do good. gentleman. The most important thing is to do good together with others.