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孟子曰：“天下大悦而将归己，视天下
悦而归己，犹草芥也，惟舜为然。不得乎亲，
不可以为人；不顺乎亲，不可以为子。舜尽
事亲之道而瞽瞍厎豫［1］，瞽瞍厎豫而天下化，
瞽瞍厎豫而天下之为父子者定，此之谓大孝。”
Mencius said, “Suppose the case of the whole
kingdom turning in great delight to an individual
to submit to him. To regard the whole kingdom
thus turning to him in great delight but as a bundle
of grass; — only Shun was capable of this. He
considered that if one could not get the hearts of
his parents, he could not be considered a man, and
that if he could not get to an entire accord with his
parents, he could not be considered a son. By Shun’s
completely fulfilling everything by which a parent
could be served, Gusou was brought to find delight
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