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Miscellaneous Schools -> Deng Xi Zi -> 无厚 -> 1 - Parallel passages[More information]
天于人,无厚也。君于民,无厚也。父于子,无厚也。兄于弟,无厚也。何以言之?天不能屏勃厉之气,全夭折之人,使为善之民必寿,此于民无厚也。凡民有穿窬为盗者,有诈伪相迷者,此皆生于不足,起于贫穷,而君必执法诛之,此于民无厚也。尧舜位为天子,而丹朱商均为布衣,此于子无厚也。周公诛管蔡,此于弟无厚也。推此言之,何厚之有?