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Yang Fu

19.19

The Meng family appointed Yang Fu as a magistrate, and he asked Zengzi for advice.

Zengzi said, “Those who rule have departed from the Way and left the common people adrift without moral guidance for a long time now. If you solve a case, be compassionate, not triumphant.”

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Categories Book 19 Tags Meng Family, Pity, The Way, Yang Fu, Zengzi

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