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Confucianism -> Liji -> Biao Ji -> 26.2

'Here now is the affection of a father for his sons
- he loves the worthy among them, and places on a lower level those who do not show ability;
but that of a mother for them is such,
that while she loves the worthy,
she pities those who do not show ability
- the mother
deals with them on the ground of affection and not of showing them honour;
the father,
on the ground of showing them honour and not of affection.
(So we may say of) water and the people,
that it manifests affection to them, but does not give them honour;
of fire,
that it gives them honour, but does not manifest affection;
of the ground,
that it manifests affection, but does not give honour;
of Heaven,
that it gives them honour, but does not manifest affection;
of the nature conferred on them,
that it manifests affection, but does not give them honour;
and of the manes of their departed,
。”that they give honour, but do not manifest affection.'


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