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Sentence #1485715

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 JimBreen JimBreen March 14, 2012 March 14, 2012 at 10:44:09 AM UTC link Permalink

Translation: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/menc/menc07.htm

Guybrush88 Guybrush88 March 14, 2012 March 14, 2012 at 10:48:58 AM UTC link Permalink

no annotations in sentences. i put "by Mencius" as a tag

Hybrid Hybrid September 2, 2014 September 2, 2014 at 7:16:11 AM UTC link Permalink

Doesn't this go against the "no annotations" rule?

JimBreen JimBreen September 2, 2014 September 2, 2014 at 7:36:41 AM UTC link Permalink

Happy to drop it.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1485701天の時は地の利に如かず、地の利は人の和に如かず。.

Opportunities of time vouchsafed by Heaven are not equal to advantages of situation afforded by the Earth, and advantages of situation afforded by the Earth are not equal to the union arising from the accord of Men. (Mencius)

added by JimBreen, March 14, 2012
➜ #1485701天の時は地の利に如かず、地の利は人の和に如かず。

linked by JimBreen, March 14, 2012
Opportunities of time vouchsafed by Heaven are not equal to advantages of situation afforded by the Earth, and advantages of situation afforded by the Earth are not equal to the union arising from the accord of Men.

edited by JimBreen, September 2, 2014