鐔津文集 7.22

7.22

父子不以道。雖禽獸亦能親。則君子何以別乎。是故聖人愛子以義謂之仁。事父以禮謂之孝。舜之為子。文王之為父。可謂仁孝者也。天下宜法。

If father and son do not relate according to the Dao, even birds and beasts can show affection; how then would the noble person be distinguished? For this reason, when the sage loves his son with righteousness, it is called benevolence; when he serves his father with ritual, it is called filial piety. Shun's conduct as a son and King Wen's conduct as a father may be called benevolence and filial piety. The realm ought to take them as models.