Mencius criticizes Yang’s egoism and Mo’s indiscriminate universal love as two extremes. Though Zi Mo’s moderation is better, rigid adherence without flexible judgment still distorts the all-round Dao by fixating on one single standpoint.
8.10The Master said, “One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. Indeed, any men, save those that are truly Good, if their sufferings are very great, will be likely to rebel.”