Mencius refused to learn from Yang Mo, but he must learn from Yang Mo's theory. -a general history of China's ideological history
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was no general statement about China and Yidi, only virtue, not just people. To explain these sentences, the most important thing is to understand the meaning of "Wei".
"Wei" is interpreted as "thinking" and "considering" in the Dictionary of Common Words in Ancient Chinese.
The following is the explanation of the original meaning of "Wei" in the online dictionary.
only
Vey
( 1)
(voice. From the heart, Wei (zhuī and) sounds. Original meaning: thinking; Missing)
(2)
Homonym [thought]
Only, every thought is also. -Shuo Wen
What I stole was just the situation. -Jia Yi's public security policy
I am the only one. I am not strong enough to send it. The history of Zhang Han Butterfly Lovers runs through other interpretations, and its original meaning only applies here.
"Not only people, but things; Not only material, but also wisdom "means:
Don't consider (care about) his character (being a man), (only) consider what he does; Don't consider what he has done, only his wisdom. This is a way to objectively analyze and evaluate a person's works or other achievements without personal subjective feelings. In fact, the first sentence has well summarized its meaning: "I am not a human being, but I appreciate wisdom, but I don't appreciate being a man."