5. "Holds possession of himself",—i.e., has what he chiefly loves and seeks.
6. 古之人,—人=士,—Choo He observes: "This chapter shows how the scholar, attaching weight to what is internal, and holding what is external light will approve himself good in all places and circumstances."
CHAPTER X
Mencius said, "The mass of men wait for a king W?n, and then they will receive a rousing impulse.Scholars distinguished from the mass, without a king W?n, rouse themselves."