Five Ways a Gentleman Teaches

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孟（mèng）子（zǐ）曰（yuē）：（）“（）君（jūn）子（zǐ）之（zhī）所（suǒ）以（yǐ）教（jiào）者（zhě）五（wǔ）：（）有（yǒu）如（rú）时（shí）雨（yǔ）化（huà）之（zhī）者（zhě），（）有（yǒu）成（chéng）德（dé）者（zhě），（）有（yǒu）达（dá）财（cái）者（zhě），（）有（yǒu）答（dá）问（wèn）者（zhě），（）有（yǒu）私（sī）淑（shū）艾（yì）者（zhě）。（）此（cǐ）五（wǔ）者（zhě），（）君（jūn）子（zǐ）之（zhī）所（suǒ）以（yǐ）教（jiào）也（yě）。（）”（）

Mencius said, “A gentleman teaches in five ways: by transforming a learner as timely rain nourishes things; by helping one complete their virtue; by developing their abilities; by answering questions; and by learning privately from someone one could not study under directly, taking what is good in that person as a model for self-cultivation. These are the five ways a gentleman teaches.”

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