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When Mencius had left Qi, Yin Shi spoke
about him to others, saying, “If he did not know that
the king could not be made a Tang or a Wu, that
showed his want of intelligence. If he knew that he
could not be made such, and came notwithstanding,
that shows he was seeking his own benefit. He came
a thousand li to wait on the king; because he did
not find in him a ruler to suit him, he took his leave,
but how dilatory and lingering was his departure,
stopping three nights before he quitted Zhou! I am
dissatisfied on account of this.”
The disciple Gao informed Mencius of these
remarks.
Mencius said, “How should Yin Shi know
me! When I came a thousand li to wait on the king,
it was what I desired to do. When I went away
because I did not find in him a ruler to suit me, was
that what I desired to do? I felt myself constrained
to do it. When I stopped three nights before I
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