The Qualities of Lezheng Zi
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English translation
Original Chinese text
浩生不害问曰:“乐正子,何人也?”
English translation
Haosheng Buhai asked, “What kind of person is Lezheng Zi?”
Original Chinese text
孟子曰:“善人也,信人也。”
English translation
Mencius said, “He is a good person, and a trustworthy one.”
Original Chinese text
“何谓善?何谓信?”
English translation
Haosheng Buhai asked, “What do you mean by good? What do you mean by trustworthy?”
Original Chinese text
曰:“可欲之谓善。有诸己之谓信。充实之谓美。充实而有光辉之谓大。大而化之之谓圣。圣而不可知之之谓神。乐正子,二之中、四之下也。”
English translation
Mencius said, “That which is worthy of desire is called goodness. To possess it genuinely is called trustworthiness. When it fills one completely, that is beauty; when it shines outward, that is greatness; when greatness transforms others, that is sagehood; when sagehood is beyond comprehension, that is the spirit-like. Lezheng Zi has the first two qualities, but not yet the remaining four.”