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公孟子墨子:「Gong Mengzi said to Mozi: "How is it possible for the people to be ignorant of what is really good?
For instance, when the able fortune teller
remains at home and does not go abroad, he will have grain in abundance;
when the beautful maiden
remains at home and does not go abroad,
people will compete in obtaining her.
On the other hand if she should set forth to sell herself,
none would take her.
Now you go about, trying to persuade everybody, wherefore all this fuss?
墨子Mozi said:
In the present world of chaos
those who seek the beautiful maidens are many.
So, though they remain at home
most people would take them.
But those who seek goodness are few.
Without intelligent persuasion
people will not understand.
Moreover, suppose here are two people good at fortune telling.
One travels about to tell people's fortunes, and the other remains at home and does not go abroad.
Which of these two will have more grain?
公孟子:「。」Gong Mengzi said that he who travels about and tells people's fortunes will have more grain.
墨子:「Mozi said: So with magnanimity and righteousness.
He who travels about and urges the people
has more merit also.
!」Why not, then, let us travel about and urge the people?


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