Mencius said, "Suppose a person steals a hen from his neighbour each day. Someone admonishes him, saying, 'What you do is not decent.' The thief replies, 'Then I will steal less, one hen each month. I will stop doing this next year. Is that all right?' If people already know that what they do is wrong, they should stop it right away. Why wait until next year?"
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