It would be better to be without the Shu-King than to believe every word of it.
— Mencius
Confucian philosopher (c. 371 – c. 289 BC)

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Mencius was confucian philosopher (c. 371 – c. 289 bc). Mencius, born Meng Ke (孟軻), was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage (亞聖) to reflect his traditional esteem relative to Confucius himself. He was part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, inheriting his ideology and developing it further. Read more on Wikipedia →

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