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盡心下 - Jin Xin II

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61 盡心下:
孟子曰:「聖人,百世之師也,伯夷、柳下惠是也。故聞伯夷之風者,頑夫廉,懦夫有立志;聞柳下惠之風者,薄夫敦,鄙夫寬。奮乎百世之上。百世之下,聞者莫不興起也。非聖人而能若是乎,而況於親炙之者乎?」
Jin Xin II:
Mencius said, 'A sage is the teacher of a hundred generations - this is true of Bo Yi and Hui of Liu Xia. Therefore when men now bear the character of Bo Yi, the corrupt become pure, and the weak acquire determination. When they hear the character of Hui of Liu Xia, the mean become generous, and the niggardly become liberal. Those two made themselves distinguished a hundred generations ago, and after a hundred generations, those who hear of them, are all aroused in this manner. Could such effects be produced by them, if they had not been sages? And how much more did they affect those who were in contiguity with them, and felt their inspiring influence!'

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