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5.1
滕文公为世子［1］，将之楚，过宋而见孟子。
孟子道性善，言必称尧、舜。
世子自楚反，复见孟子。孟子曰：“世
子疑吾言乎？夫道一而已矣。成覸［2］谓齐景
公曰：‘彼丈夫也，我丈夫也，吾何畏彼哉？’
颜渊曰：‘舜何人也？予何人也？有为者亦
若是。’公明仪［3］曰：‘文王我师也，周公
岂欺我哉？’今滕，绝长补短，将五十里也，
犹可以为善国。《书》曰：‘若药不瞑眩［4］，
厥疾不瘳［5］。’”
When the prince, afterwards duke Wen of
Teng, had to go to Chu, he went by way of Song,
and visited Mencius. Mencius discoursed to him
how the nature of man is good, and when speaking,
always made laudatory reference to Yao and Shun.
When the prince was returning from Chu,
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