Motif
aid to the distressed rather than enrichment of the wealthy
aid_to_the_distressed_rather_than_enrichment_of_the_wealthy
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Sayings of Confucius INDIVIDUAL VIRTUE / CONFUCIUS' ESTIMATE OF OTHERS / CONFUCIUS ON HIMSELF / MISCELLANEOUS SAYINGS; lines 2306-2446 confidence: medium
Tz Hua is sent to Chi State; Jan Chiu asks for grain for the mother and gives much more than the Master named; the Master rebukes him, noting Chih's wealthy conveyance and saying the princely man helps the distressed but does not enrich the wealthy.
In the grain episodes, the Master rebukes adding to the opulence of the wealthy and advises distributing grain among villages and townships.
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