Jin Xin I · 孟子 7A.40

Passage 40

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「君jūn子zǐ之zhī所suǒ以yǐ教jiào者zhě五wǔ：有yǒu如rú時shí雨yǔ化huà之zhī者zhě，有yǒu成chéng德dé者zhě，有yǒu達dá財cái者zhě，有yǒu答dá問wèn者zhě，有yǒu私sī淑shū艾ài者zhě。此cǐ五wǔ者zhě，君jūn子zǐ之zhī所suǒ以yǐ教jiào也yě。」

Mencius said, 'There are five ways in which the superior man effects his teaching. There are some on whom his influence descends like seasonable rain. There are some whose virtue he perfects, and some of whose talents he assists the development. There are some whose inquiries he answers. There are some who privately cultivate and correct themselves. These five ways are the methods in which the superior man effects his teaching.'

First-principles reading

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