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孟子曰：“由尧舜至于汤，五百有余岁；
若禹、皋陶，则见而知之；若汤，则闻而知之。
由汤至于文王，五百有余岁，若伊尹、莱朱［1］，
则见而知之；若文王，则闻而知之。由文王
至于孔子，五百有余岁，若太公望、散宜生［2］，
则见而知之；若孔子，则闻而知之。由孔子
而来至于今，百有余岁，去圣人之世若此其
未远也，近圣人之居若此其甚也，然而无有
乎尔，则亦无有乎尔［3］。”
Mencius said, “From Yao and Shun down to Tang
were 500 years and more. As to Yu and Gao-yao, they
saw those earliest sages, and so knew their doctrines,
while Tang heard their doctrines as transmitted, and
so knew them. From Tang to king Wen were 500
years and more. As to Yi Yin, and Lai Zhu, they saw
Tang and knew his doctrines, while king Wen heard
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