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子

今为妻妾之奉为之；乡为身死而不受，今为所
识穷乏者得我而为之，是亦不可以已乎？此之
谓失其本心。”

Mencius said, “I like fish, and I also like bear’s
paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the
fish go, and take the bear’s paws. So, I like life, and
I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two
together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
I like life indeed, but there is that which I like more
than life, and therefore, I will not seek to possess it
by any improper ways. I dislike death indeed, but
there is that which I dislike more than death, and
therefore there are occasions when I will not avoid
danger. If among the things which man likes there
were nothing which he liked more than life, why
should he not use every means by which he could
preserve it? If among the things which man dislikes
there were nothing which he disliked more than

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