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a man’s being old? Or the fact of our giving honour
to his age?”
Gao said, “There is my younger brother; —
I love him. But the younger brother of a man of
Qin I do not love; that is, the feeling is determined
by myself, and therefore I say that benevolence is
internal. On the other hand, I give honour to an old
man of Chu, and I also give honour to an old man
of my own people; that is, the feeling is determined
by the age, and therefore I say that righteousness is
external.”
Mencius answered him, “Our enjoyment of
meat roasted by a man of Qin does not differ from
our enjoyment of meat roasted by ourselves. Thus,
what you insist on takes place also in the case of such
things, and will you say likewise that our enjoyment
of a roast is external?”
【注释】［1］食色：喜好美食、美色。［2］彼
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