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Mencius said: If you leave Lou Ziming, you will lose your son's intelligence. If you don't follow the rules, you can't go around. Shi Kuang's cleverness is not based on six laws, let alone five tones; Yao and Shun are not benevolent and cannot govern the world. There is benevolence today, but the people don't do it, so it can't be used by future generations. If not, you can't go to Wang Zhidao first. Therefore, it is not enough to be good. You can't act alone.
Translation:
Mencius said: "Li Lou has a good eye and high skill, but he can't draw squares and circles without using compasses and rulers;" Shi Kuang has a good ear, but if he doesn't follow the six methods, he can't correct the five tones. Although there is a way of Yao and Shun, it is impossible to make the world peaceful without benevolent government.
Although some monarchs today have benevolent hearts and reputations, ordinary people can't get their love and can't be imitated by future generations, just because they didn't practice Wang Zhidao first. Therefore, kindness alone is not enough to govern the country, and statutes alone cannot be implemented by themselves.
Extended data:
I. Notes on words
① Li Lou: According to legend, he was a man with strong eyesight when he was the Yellow Emperor. Gong Zuozi: Ming Ban (also called "General"), a native of Lu State, also called Lu Ban, was a famous craftsman in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
Rule 2: Compasses are tools for drawing circles. Moment and ruler are tools for painting.
③ Shi Kuang: A famous musician in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jin Pinggong (reigned from 557 to 532) was born blind and was good at distinguishing music.
④ Six Rhythms: In China, the standard pitch of musical sounds is determined by the musical instrument. There are twelve complete temperament tubes, and the odd six tubes are referred to as "Yang temperament" for short. Even number of six tubes, referred to as "Yin Law" or "Lu". The "six tones" here are the general names of tuning tubes. Five tones: In ancient times, the scales were Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu.
⑤ smell (wèn): reputation.
⑦ (qiān): Fault. Forget: to leave out.
⑦ Rate: Follow.
⑧ Marking: It must be an instrument for measuring levelness, and the rope is a tool for standardizing straight lines.
⑨ ⑨ (kuí): measure, criterion.
Attending finally: resolutely.
Second, the significance
This means that to govern a country, we must combine good governance with law enforcement. It embodies the limitations of the law. That is to say, in addition to norms, the law can really play its legal role without the quality of the subject, the legal system and people's legal consciousness.
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