Kâo said, 'There is my younger brother; I love him. But the younger brother of a man of Ch'in I do not love: that is, the feeling is determined by myself, and therefore I say that benevolence is internal. On the other hand, I give honor to an old man of Ch'û, and I also give honor to an old man of my own people: that is, the feeling is determined by the age, and therefore I say that righteousness is external.'
Mencius answered him, 'Our enjoyment of meat roasted by a man of Ch'in does not differ from our enjoyment of meat roasted by ourselves. Thus, what you insist on takes place also in the case of such things, and will you say likewise that our enjoyment of a roast is external?'~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
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