Mencius. Book VI: Kâo Tsze. Part I. Chapter XIX.
Legge's summary: Benevolence must be matured.
Mencius said, 'Of all seeds the best are the five kinds of grain, yet if they be not ripe, they are not equal to the t'î or the pâi. So, the value of benevolence depends entirely on its being brought to maturity.'
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