This sentence comes from Mencius, a Confucian classic written by Mencius and his disciples Zhang Wan and Gong Sunchou in the middle of the Warring States Period. Mencius was listed as "Four Books" by Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty (the other three books were Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects of Confucius).
There are eleven pieces of Mencius recorded in History of Han, and there are seven pieces and fourteen volumes. The total number of words is more than 35 thousand words and 260 chapters. According to legend, there are four other books of Mencius, which have been lost (this book of Mencius is a fake of Yao Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty). This book records the politics, education, philosophy, ethical thoughts and political activities of Mencius and his disciples. There are four books and five classics in ancient examinations.
Artistic features:
Mencius' language is clear, unpretentious and concise. As an essay, Mencius is good at argument, more artistic and expressive, and has the nature of literary prose.
In argumentation, he skillfully used logical reasoning, and Mencius skillfully used analogical reasoning, often playing hard to get, repeatedly asking questions, and winding each other into his own preset conclusions, such as "Hui Liang and Wang Xia".
Momentum is an important style feature of Mencius' prose. This style stems from the strength of Mencius' personality cultivation. People with this lofty spirit can overwhelm each other mentally, despise political power, despise material greed, have extraordinary spirit, be upright, selfless and fearless. Rhetorical devices such as even sentences and overlapping sentences are widely used in Mencius. To enhance the momentum of the article and make it magnificent.