Ancient China · Philosopher

Mencius 孟子

Mengzi

Attested BC 372 - BC 289

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mencius was a Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 372 to BC 289 孟子亦非
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 389

Works and attributed material

Speech · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 389

Events and relationships

Condemned rulers who failed to collect stores or open granaries
Scholarly · Critic
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 389

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 389

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

贊曰：《易》稱「裒多益寡，稱物平施」，《書》云「楙遷有無」，周有泉府之官，而孟子亦非「狗彘食人之食不知斂，野有餓驿而弗知發」。 The appraisal says: The Changes says, "Reduce excess and increase deficiency; weigh things and distribute fairly." The Documents says, "Diligently transfer what is lacking and what is abundant." Zhou had the Office of the Treasury, and Mencius likewise condemned a ruler who let dogs and swine eat people's food without collecting stores, and let starving corpses lie in the wild without opening the granaries.