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Hsien Wan / 44

子曰，上好礼，则民易使也。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：在上位的人喜好礼，那么百姓就容易听从指使了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "When rulers love to observe the rules of propriety, the people respond readily to the calls on them for service."

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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