Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.27

Passage 27

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「仁rén之zhī實shí，事shì親qīn是shì也yě。義yì之zhī實shí，從cóng兄xiōng是shì也yě。智zhì之zhī實shí，知zhī斯sī二èr者zhě弗fú去qù是shì也yě。禮lǐ之zhī實shí，節jié文wén斯sī二èr者zhě是shì也yě。樂lè之zhī實shí，樂lè斯sī二èr者zhě，樂lè則zé生shēng矣yǐ。生shēng則zé惡è可kě已yǐ也yě？惡è可kě已yǐ，則zé不bù知zhī足zú之zhī蹈dǎo之zhī、手shǒu之zhī舞wǔ之zhī。」

Mencius said, 'The richest fruit of benevolence is this: the service of one's parents. The richest fruit of righteousness is this: the obeying one's elder brothers. The richest fruit of wisdom is this: the knowing those two things, and not departing from them. The richest fruit of propriety is this: the ordering and adorning those two things. The richest fruit of music is this: the rejoicing in those two things. When they are rejoiced in, they grow. Growing, how can they be repressed? When they come to this state that they cannot be repressed, then unconsciously the feet begin to dance and the hands to move.'