Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.21
Passage 21
孟子曰：「有不虞之譽，有求全之毀。」
Mencius said, 'There are cases of praise which could not be expected, and of reproach when the parties have been seeking to be perfect.'
First-principles reading
Begin with the words and context, expose the premise beneath the argument, then test the conditions and limits of the principle.