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Li Lou II · 孟子 4B.11

Passage 11

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「大dà人rén者zhě，言yán不bú必bì信xìn，行xíng不bú必bì果guǒ，惟wéi義yì所suǒ在zài。」

Mencius said,'The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute - he simply speaks and does what is right.'

First-principles reading

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