Introduction 4

The Life of Mencius, Vol. 9

King Hye of Yang, Chapter 21

Why does the king only speak of profit? - Chapter 1, Chapter 22 of the Book of King Hye of Liang
Fifty steps mock a hundred steps - Chapter 3, Chapter 25, of King Hui of Liang
Excuses - Chapter 3, Chapter 27 of the Book of King Hye of Yang
Not Doing and Not Being Able to Do - Chapter 7, Chapter 28 of King Hui of Liang
Great Courage and Small Courage - Chapter 3, Part 2, Chapter 29
Poor People - King Hui of Liang, Part 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 30
Is it right for a subject to kill his king? - Chapter 8, Chapter 31 of the Book of King Hye of Liang

Gongsun Chou Chapter 32

Don't Overdo It - Chapter 12, Part 33 of Gongsun Qiu
Subduing People with Virtue - Chapter 3, Part 34 of Gongsun Qiu
Compassion - Chapter 6, Part 35 of Gongsun Qiu
Sharing Good Deeds with Others - Chapter 8, Part 36 of Gongsun Qiu

Deungmun Gongpyeon 37

What Kind of Person Am I? - Chapter 1, Volume 38 of the Book of Deungmun
He who bends himself cannot correct others - Chapter 1, Section 39 of the Book of Changes
The Great Men - Chapter 2, Part 41 of Deungmun Gongpyeon
Chicken Thief - Chapter 8, Part 42 of the Deungmun Gongpyeon

Chapter 43

Kings and Subjects Should Follow Yao and Shun's Example - Chapter 2, Part 44 of Iru
Reflect on Yourself - Chapter 4, Part 45
The Root of the World - Chapter 5, Part 47
The End of an Unworthy Person - Chapter 8, Part 48
The Cause of All Mistakes is Yourself - Iru-pyeon, Chapter 8, Part 49
How to Make the World Peaceful - Chapter 11, Volume 50
You can read a person's heart by looking into their eyes - Iru-pyeon, Chapter 5, Part 51
How to Save the World? - Chapter 17, Volume 52
Teaching others without knowing your own shortcomings is a disease. - Iru-pyeon, Chapter 23, Part 54
The Three Unfilial Piety - Chapter 26, Part 55
Politics Must Seek Fundamental Solutions - Iru-pyeon Ha, Chapter 2, Part 56
The King and His Subjects Must Be One - Chapter 3, Part 57
Killing without any fault - Chapter 4, Part 58 of Iru-pyeon Ha
True Courtesy and Righteousness - Chapter 6, Part 59
What Not to Do - Chapter 8, Part 60
Don't Point Out Others' Faults - Chapter 9, Part 61
Avoid Excessive Actions - Iru-pyeon Ha, Chapter 10, Vol. 62
Words and actions must follow righteousness - Iru-pyeon Ha, Chapter 1, Chapter 63
Maintaining a Pure and Original Heart - Chapter 2, Part 64
We Must Learn Widely - Iru-pyeon Ha, Chapter 15, Part 65
Acting in accordance with benevolence - Chapter 19, Part 66
Confucius's Extramarital Affairs - Chapter 22, Part 67
A Bad Student is the Master's Fault - Chapter 24, Part 68
Self-cultivation is important - Iru-pyeon Ha, Chapter 25, Volume 72
The Five Unfilial Piety - Chapter 30, Part 73
Practicing the Way of Benevolence and Righteousness Becomes a Sage - Chapter 32, Part 74
The Begging Husband - Chapter 33, Part 75

Full-length novel 78

A small person can be fooled temporarily - Chapter 2, Chapter 79 of Manjangpyeon
Why Heaven Gave Birth to the People - Manjangpyeon, Part 1, Chapter 7, Chapter 80

Gojapyeon 81

Intention comes from within - Chapter 4, Section 82 of the Gojapyeon
Forsaking Life and Choosing Righteousness - Chapter 10, Part 85 of the Book of Goja
Benevolence is the heart, and righteousness is the path a person should walk - Chapter 11, Section 86 of the Book of Goja
Self-cultivation - Chapter 13, Part 87 of the Gao Zi chapter
As water overcomes fire, so humanity overcomes fire. - Chapter 18, 88 of the Book of Goja
There's a Method to Everything - Chapter 20, Part 89

True Heart 90

Give Your Heart - Chapter 1, Part 91
Upholding the Mandate of Heaven with Righteousness - Chapter 2, Part 92 of the True Heart
Realizing Itself - Chapter 10 of the True Heart, Volume 16, pp. 93-94
Things You Shouldn't Do, Things You Shouldn't Be Greedy About - Chapter 17, Part 95 of "Sincere Truth"
You Can Develop Talent Even in Difficult Environments - Chapter 18, Volume 96 of "Sincere Story"
The Three Joys of a Gentleman - Chapter 20, Part 97
Climbing a High Mountain - Chapter 24, Part 98
The Difference Between Pure Wages and Do-Cheok - Chapter 25, Part 100 of the True Truth
Chapter 28, Part 101 of The Incision and True Heart
Don't Give Up Halfway - Chapter 29, Part 102 of "Sincere Truth"
Without Respect, One Will Not Hold Office - Chapter 37, Part 103 of the True Heart
The Five Teachings of a Gentleman - Chapter 40, Part 1, Chapter 104
The Way of the World - Chapter 42, Part 105
A gentleman loves the people first, then things - Chapter 45, Part 1, Chapter 106
Invincible - Chapter 3, Part 107
True Truth Depends on One's Own Effort - Chapter 5, Part 108
Adults Don't Ride the Environment - Jinsimpyeon Ha, Chapter 6, 109
Correct Yourself First - Chapter 9, Part 110 of the True Heart
Accumulate Virtue - Chapter 10, Part 111 of the True Heart
A Man Who Respects Honor - Chapter 11, Part 112
The people are precious, the ruler is light - Jinsimpyeon Ha, Chapter 14, 113
In-jin is the person - Jinsimpyeon Ha Chapter 16 114
Cultivate Your Own Virtue and Then Guide Others - Jinsimpyeon Ha, Chapter 20, 115
Constant Effort - Chapter 21, Volume 116
The Error of Drawing Conclusions Based on a Single Source - Chapter 22, Part 117
Stick to Your Principles - Chapter 23, Part 118
The Secret to Cultivating the Mind - Chapter 25, Volume 120

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