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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> The Robber Zhi -> 1.2

孔子柳下季Confucius spoke to Liu-xia Ji, saying,
'Fathers should be able to lay down the law to their sons,
and elder to instruct their younger brothers.
If they are unable to do so,
they do not fulfil the duties of the relationships which they sustain.
You, Sir,
are one of the most talented officers of the age,
盜跖and your younger brother is this Robber Zhi.
天下He is a pest in the kingdom,
and you are not able to instruct him better;
I cannot but be ashamed of you,
。」and I beg to go for you and give him counsel.'
柳下季:「』,Liu-xia Ji replied, 'You say, Sir, that fathers must be able to lay down the law to their sons, and elder to instruct their younger brothers, but if sons will not listen to the orders of their fathers, nor the younger receive the lessons of their elder brothers, though one may have your powers of persuasion, what is to be done?
And, moreover, Zhi is a man whose mind is like a gushing fountain,
and his will like a whirlwind;
he is strong enough to resist all enemies,
and clever enough to gloss over his wrong-doings.
If you agree with him, he is glad;
if you oppose him, he is enraged;
and he readily meets men with the language of abuse.
You must not go to him.


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