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Confucianism -> Mengzi -> Teng Wen Gong I -> 5.3

徐子夷子The disciple Xu informed Yi of these remarks.
夷子 Yi said,
'Even according to the principles of the learned,
赤子』, we find that the ancients acted towards the people "as if they were watching over an infant."
What does this expression mean?
To me it sounds that we are to love all without difference of degree;
。」 but the manifestation of love must begin with our parents.'


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