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Mencius – Chapter 7.19 Feeding the body, Honoring the will: True filial piety beyond material care
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
Gongsun Chou asked Mencius: “Why don’t gentlemen teach their own sons?”
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Mencius – Chapter 7.17 Saving the world with Dao, Not just hands
Chunyu Kun asked Mencius: “Is it true that, according to ritual propriety, men and women should not directly hand things to each other?”