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Mencius – Chapter 4.13 If Heaven wills peace, who else but me?
After Mencius left Qi state, his disciple Chong Yu asked him on the road: “Master, you seem troubled. Yet not long ago I heard you say yourself: ‘The noble person does not blame Heaven or resent others.’ Why do you now appear so disheartened?”
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Mencius – Chapter 4.10 Refusing the King’s Gold
Mencius formally resigned his post (as guest minister in Qi state) and was preparing to return home.
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Mencius – Chapter 4.9 Moral failure, accountability and repentance
The people of Yan rebelled (against Qi’s occupation). The King of Qi said, “I feel deeply ashamed before Mencius.”
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Mencius – Chapter 4.8 Who has the right to wage war?
Shen Tong (minister of Qi) asked Mencius privately: “Can the state of Yan be attacked?”