弘明集 4.24

4.24

Explanation: If you say that having a round head and square feet must entail sharing the reality of shame and commiseration, and that because nocturnal appearances do not differ, all can participate in the essence of the Two Poles, should the gangs of Zhi and Qiao also be counted among the Three Powers? If they truly cannot, one must not, seeing the shared feature of horizontal eyes, place them in the same ranks as the great man. The measures of the broad throng are difficult to equate. As it is said, 'The benevolent rest in benevolence; the wise profit from benevolence.' It is also said: 'Exerting oneself borders on benevolence; fearing punishment forces one to benevolence.' If you equate them all to the correct position, truth and falsehood will be confused. Zhuang Zhou said: 'In the world, good people are few, and bad people are many.' If their divisions are like this, how can you say 'they are everywhere'?