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Mencius – Chapter 7.23 The failing of loving to be a teacher
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Mencius said: “The trouble with people is that they love to act as teachers to others.”
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Mencius – Chapter 7.19 Feeding the body, Honoring the will: True filial piety beyond material care
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Mencius said: “What duty is greatest? Serving one’s parents is greatest.What must be guarded above all? Guarding one’s own moral integrity is paramount.I have heard of people with moral integrity can serve their parents well;but I have never heard of anyone of lax morals can do so. There are various kinds of duties. Yet…
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Mencius – Chapter 7.18 Why fathers shouldn’t be their sons’ teachers
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Gongsun Chou asked Mencius: “Why don’t gentlemen teach their own sons?”