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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> Kings who have wished to resign the Throne -> 15.3

Tang further made proffer of the throne to Wu Guang, saying,
'The wise man has planned it;
the martial man has carried it through;
and the benevolent man should occupy it:
this was the method of antiquity.
?」Why should you, Sir, not take the position?'
Wu Guang refused the proffer, saying,
'To depose the sovereign
is contrary to right;
to kill the people
is contrary to benevolence.
When another has encountered the risks,
if I should accept the gain of his adventure,
I should violate my disinterestedness.
I have heard it said,
"If it be not right for him to do so,
祿 one should not accept the emolument;
in an age of unprincipled (government),
。』 one should not put foot on the soil (of the) country"
- how much less should I accept this position of honour!
I cannot bear to see you any longer.
And with this he took a stone on his back, and drowned himself in the lu water.


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