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This is but a madman. Since he conducts himself so, what is there to choose between him and a beast? Why should I criticize a beast? I desire life, and I also desire uprightness. If I can’t have both, I will give up life.
This is but a madman. Since he conducts himself so, what is there to choose between him and a beast? Why should I criticize a beast? I desire life, and I also desire uprightness. If I can’t have both, I will give up life.
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Supplied reference B; unit 1058; PDF page 119; printed attribution: Meng Ke or Mencius
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