 When a son is born, what is desired for him is that he may have a wife; when a daughter is born, what is desired for her is that she may have a husband. This feeling of the parents is possessed by all men. If the young people, without waiting for the...  The Chinese Classics - Page 87by James Legge - 1870 - 219 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 646 pages
...young people, without waiting for the orders of their parents, and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...office by an improper way is of a class with young peoples boring holes." ' to have a family ' or ' home.' uSLit\1 -X* =". A>IV.AV^^ CJ —see the Chow... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 646 pages
...young people, without waiting for the orders of their parents, and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...the wall to be with each other, then their parents arid all other people will despise them. The ancients did indeed always desire to be in office, but... | |
 | Augustus Ward Loomis - China - 1867 - 444 pages
...young people, without waiting for the orders of their parents and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...their parents and all other people will despise them." * It is said in the Book of Poetry, " In marrying a wife, how ought a man to proceed ? He must inform... | |
 | James Legge - 1875 - 422 pages
...by Mencius still exists, and seems to have been the rule of the Chinese race from time immemorial. shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...be in office, but they also hated being so by any but the proper way. To go [to see the princes] by any but the proper way is of a class with [young... | |
 | James Legge - Philosophy, Chinese - 1875 - 420 pages
...by Mencius still exists, and seems to have been the rule of the Chinese race from time immemorial. shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...be in office, but they also hated being so by any but the proper way. To go [to see the princes] by any but the proper way is of a class with [young... | |
 | James Legge - Chinese literature - 1875 - 424 pages
...of it in not being able, especially, to continue the proper sacrifices ;—as here set forth. stall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or get...be in office, but they also hated being so by any but the proper way. To go [to see the princes] by any but the proper way is of a class with [young... | |
 | Augustus Ward Loomis - China - 1882 - 444 pages
...young people, without waiting for the orders of their parents and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...their parents and all other people will despise them." * It is said in the Book of Poetry, " In marrying a wife, how ought a man to proceed ? He must inform... | |
 | Confucius - Chinese literature - 1887 - 398 pages
...Mencius answered, " When a son is bora, what is desired for him is that he may have a wife ; when .1 daughter is born, what is desired for her is that...class with young people's boring holes." IV. 1. Pang Rang asked Mencius, saying, " Is it not an extravagant procedure to go from one prince to another and... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1895 - 608 pages
...young people, without waiting for the orders of their parents, and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of each other, or...but they also hated being so by any improper way. To seek office by an improper way is of a class with young people's boring holes.' •pirtment/anda woman... | |
 | China - 1895 - 604 pages
...of their parents, and the arrangements of the go-betweens, shall bore holes to steal a sight of eacn other, or get over the wall to be with each other,...but they also hated being so by any improper way. To seek office by an improper way is of a class with young people's boring holes.' apartment/anda woman... | |
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