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Confucianism -> Lunheng -> Daoxu -> 43

That is another mistake.
Eating; and drinking; are natural impulses, with which we are endowed at birth.
齿 Hence the upper part of the body has a mouth and teeth,
the inferior part orifices.
齿 With the mouth and teeth one chews and eats,
the orifices are for the discharge.
Keeping in accord with one's nature,
one follows the law of heaven,
going against it,
one violates one's natural propensities,
and neglects one's natural spirit before heaven.
寿 How can one obtain long life in this way?


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