折疑論 2.147

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Hence, toward birds and beasts, the noble person, 'having seen them alive, cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, cannot bear to eat their flesh' (Mencius says: King Xuan of Qi consecrated a bell by replacing an ox with a sheep; both were preserved without harm, which is called humaneness. 'Cries' refers to mournful crying when approaching death. Humans and animals share life but belong to different categories; therefore one treats them with propriety, and one's unbearing mind cannot bear to witness or hear their deaths).