CHAPTER X
1. Mencius said, "I like fish, and I also like bear＇s paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear＇s paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
2. "I like life indeed, but there is that which I like more than life, and therefore, I will not seek to possess it by any improper ways. I dislike death indeed, but there is that which I dislike more than death, and therefore there are occasions when I will not avoid danger.