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Wei Chang / 1

子曰，为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所，而众星共之。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：用德行来治理政事，就像北极星安居在自己的位置上，众星都会围绕着它运行。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."

Notes and themes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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