Practice Before Preaching

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孟（mèng）子（zǐ）曰（yuē）：（）“（）身（shēn）不（bù）行（xíng）道（dào），（）不（bù）行（xíng）于（yú）妻（qī）子（zǐ）；（）使（shǐ）人（rén）不（bù）以（yǐ）道（dào），（）不（bù）能（néng）行（xíng）于（yú）妻（qī）子（zǐ）。（）”（）

Mencius said, “If a person does not practice the Way, it will not be practiced by his wife and children. If he directs others by means that do not follow the Way, he cannot make even his wife and children comply.”

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