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Jin Xin I · 孟子 7A.11

Passage 11

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「附fù之zhī以yǐ韓hán、魏wèi之zhī家jiā，如rú其qí自zì視shì欿kǎn然rán，則zé過guò人rén遠yuǎn矣yǐ。」

Mencius said, 'Add to a man the families of Han and Wei. If he then look upon himself without being elated, he is far beyond the mass of men.'

First-principles reading

Begin with the words and context, expose the premise beneath the argument, then test the conditions and limits of the principle.