CHAPTER XVI
Mencius said, "Benevolence is the distinguishingcharacteristic of man. As embodied in man＇s conduct,it is called the path of duty."
CHAPTER XVII
Mencius said, "When Confucius was leaving Loo,he said, ＇I will set out by and by＇; this was the way for him to leave the state of his parents. When he was leaving Ts＇e, he strained off with his hand the water in which his rice was being rinsed, took the rice, and went away; this was the way for him to leave a strange state."