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Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.22

Passage 22

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「人rén之zhī易yì其qí言yán也yě，無wú責zé耳ěr矣yǐ。」

Mencius said, 'Men's being ready with their tongues arises simply from their not having been reproved.'

First-principles reading

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