Mencius: "Ketika para lelaki kuno menyadari keinginan mereka, manfaat...

"Ketika para lelaki kuno menyadari keinginan mereka, manfaat diberikan kepada mereka pada orang-orang. Jika mereka tidak menyadari keinginan mereka, mereka mengembangkan karakter pribadi mereka, dan menjadi termasyhur di dunia. Jika miskin, mereka memperhatikan kebajikan mereka sendiri dalam kesendirian; jika maju ke martabat, mereka membuat seluruh kekaisaran juga berbudi luhur."

--- Mencius

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they cultivated their personal character, and became illustrious in the world. If poor, they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced to dignity, they made the whole empire virtuous as well.