Mencius
孟子
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- Born
- 371 BC
- Died
- 289 BC
- Also known as
- Meng Ke
- Book mentions
- 4
Roles:
philosopher
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Appears in 3 chapters:
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Chapter 23
— Mi Heng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors; Ji Ping Pledges To Kill The Prime Minister.
Paired with Confucius in Mi Heng's boast - and in his accusation: making a famous scholar a drummer boy is 'Zang Cang vilifying Mencius'.
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Chapter 37
— Sima Hui Recommends A Scholar To Liu Bei; Liu Bei Pays Three Visits To The Sleeping Dragon Ridge.
Quoted by Liu Bei to silence Zhang Fei's 'send and tell him to come': 'to try to see the sage without going his way is like barring a door you wish to enter.'
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Chapter 60
— Zhang Song Turns The Table On Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes The Occupation Of Shu.
Paired with Confucius in Zhang Song's jibe — the second sage whose way Cao Cao's learning fails to illuminate.