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Confucianism -> Mengzi -> Gong Sun Chou I -> 2.8

	Mencius answered,
“告子曰：	'Gao says,
‘不得于言，	"What is not attained in words
勿求于心；	is not to be sought for in the mind;
不得于心，	what produces dissatisfaction in the mind,
勿求于气。’	is not to be helped by passion-effort."
不得于心，	This last, when there is unrest in the mind,
勿求于气，	not to seek for relief from passion-effort,
可；	may be conceded.
不得于言，勿求于心，	But not to seek in the mind for what is not attained in words
不可。	cannot be conceded.
夫志，气之帅也；	The will is the leader of the passion-nature.
气，体之充也。	The passion-nature pervades and animates the body.
夫志至焉，	The will is first and chief,
气次焉。	and the passion-nature is subordinate to it.
故曰：‘持其志，无暴其气。’	Therefore I say, Maintain firm the will, and do no violence to the passion-nature.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
告子	口+4 子+0	吿㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	gào zǐ ㄍㄠˋ ㄗˇ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0589#12 v2,p1006#06	p.181#19 p.277#01	p.395r1c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
于	方+4	乌𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
言	言+0	訁𢍗𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
勿	勹+2		wù ㄨˋ	must not, do not; without, never	v1,p0255#02	p.150#24	p.200r4c03
求	水+2	裘	qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ	seek; demand, request; beseech	v3,p1547#08	p.604#04	p.763r3c02
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
气	气+6	気炁𣱛气	qì xì ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit	v3,p2011#14	p.599#12	p.751r5c04
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副词：用于动词、形容词等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
夫	大+1		fú ㄈㄨˊ	(6.1) 语气词：用于句首，以提示下文或表示对某事进行判断。 Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
志	心+3	志𢗍志	zhì ㄓˋ	purpose, will, determination; annals	v4,p2269#04	p.376#21	p.523r3c03
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	(4.1) 助词：相当于“的”。 Auxiliary word: of.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
帅	巾+6	䢦帅	shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ	(2.2) 起主导作用的事物。 Thing which plays a leading role.	v1,p0737#02	p.331#11	p.475r3c01
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
体	骨+13	𩪆体軆	tǐ tī ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄧ	body; group, class, body, unit	v7,p4419#03	p.1451#06	p.1513r5c01
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
充	儿+4	𠑽	chōng ㄔㄨㄥ	fill, be full, supply	v1,p0269#02	p.123#10	p.133r6c01
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
焉	火+7		yān ㄧㄢ	Same as “之(2)” zhī ㄓ: Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Same as “之(3)” zhī ㄓ: Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Demonstrative pronoun and modal particle: than this. / Interrogative pronoun: how, where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Connective: and, then. / Preposition: in. / Modal particle. / Adjectival or adverbal suffix.	v3,p2206#14	p.672#21	p.847r5c01
次	欠+2	𦮏𠕞𠤣	cì ㄘˋ	order, sequence; next	v3,p2133#02	p.565#03	p.728r5c04
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	(8) 连词：所以，因此。 Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
持	手+6		chí ㄔˊ	sustain, support; hold, grasp	v3,p1866#02	p.429#05	p.573r1c01
其	八+6	丌亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
无	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无无	wú ㄨˊ	Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
暴	日+11	暴𣋴虣	bào pù bó ㄅㄠˋ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ	violent, brutal, tyrannical	v2,p1532#15	p.499#29	p.646r3c03

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