Saturday, September 15, 2012

Mencius - Book 4, Part 2, Chapter 25

Mencius said, 'If the lady Hsî had been covered with a filthy head-dress, all people would have stopped their noses in passing her.

'Though a man may be wicked, yet if he adjust his thoughts, fast, and bathe, he may sacrifice to God.'

~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Works of Mencius.

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