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孟子谓万章曰：“一乡之善士，斯友一
乡之善士；一国之善士，斯友一国之善士；
天下之善士，斯友天下之善士。以友天下之
善士为未足，又尚［1］论古之人。颂［2］其诗，
读其书，不知其人，可乎？是以论其世也。
是尚友也。”
Mencius said to Wan Zhang, “The scholar
whose virtue is most distinguished in a village
shall make friends of all the virtuous scholars
in the village. The scholar whose virtue is most
distinguished throughout a state shall make friends
of all the virtuous scholars of that state. The scholar
whose virtue is most distinguished throughout
the kingdom shall make friends of all the virtuous
scholars of the kingdom. When a scholar feels that
his friendship with all the virtuous scholars of the
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