孟子 · 孟子 · Chapter 156 of 261

告子章句上·第十五节

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gōng dōu zi wèn yuē jūn shì rén yě huò wèi dà rén huò wèi xiǎo rén hé yě

公都子问曰:“钧是人也,或为大人,或为小人,何也?

mèng zǐ yuē cóng qí dà tǐ wèi dà rén cóng qí xiǎo tǐ wèi xiǎo rén

孟子曰:“从其大体为大人,从其小体为小人。

yuē jūn shì rén yě huò cóng qí dà tǐ huò cóng qí xiǎo tǐ hé yě

曰:“钧是人也,或从其大体,或从其小体,何也?

yuē ěr mù zhī guān bù sī ér bì yú wù wù jiāo wù zé yǐn zhī ér yǐ yǐ

曰:“耳目之官不思,而蔽于物,物交物,则引之而已矣。

xīn zhī guān zé sī sī zé de zhī bù sī zé bù de yě

心之官则思,思则得之,不思则不得也。

cǐ tiān zhī suǒ yǔ wǒ zhě xiān lì hu qí dà zhě zé qí xiǎo zhě fú néng duó yě

此天之所与我者,先立乎其大者,则其小者弗能夺也。

cǐ wèi dà rén ér yǐ yǐ

此为大人而已矣。

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