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keeping behind his elders, is to perform the part of
a younger brother. To walk quickly and precede his
elders, is to violate the duty of a younger brother.
Now, is it what a man cannot do—to walk slowly? It
is what he does not do. The course of Yao and Shun
was simply that of filial piety and fraternal duty.
Wear the clothes of Yao, repeat the words of Yao,
and do the actions of Yao, and you will just be a Yao.
And, if you wear the clothes of Jie, repeat the words
of Jie, and do the actions of Jie, you will just be a
Jie.

Jiao said, “I shall be having an interview with
the prince of Zou, and can ask him to let me have a
house to lodge in. I wish to remain here, and receive
instruction at your gate.”

Mencius replied, “The way of truth is like a
great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil
is only that men will not seek it. Do you go home
and search for it, and you will have abundance of

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