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... rulers . In addition to the facts specified in the preface to it , I may relate that the ordinance of the Ts'in dynasty against possessing the Classical Books ( with the ex- ception , as will appear in its proper place , of the Yih ...
... rulers . In addition to the facts specified in the preface to it , I may relate that the ordinance of the Ts'in dynasty against possessing the Classical Books ( with the ex- ception , as will appear in its proper place , of the Yih ...
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... rulers appointed . And now , when Your Majesty has consolidated the empire , and , distinguishing black from white , has constituted it a stable unity , they still honour their peculiar learning , and combine together ; they teach men ...
... rulers appointed . And now , when Your Majesty has consolidated the empire , and , distinguishing black from white , has constituted it a stable unity , they still honour their peculiar learning , and combine together ; they teach men ...
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... rulers generally may find adapted for their guidance . 5. The method which is laid down for the attainment of the great object proposed consists of seven steps : -the in- vestigation of things ; the completion of knowledge ; the ...
... rulers generally may find adapted for their guidance . 5. The method which is laid down for the attainment of the great object proposed consists of seven steps : -the in- vestigation of things ; the completion of knowledge ; the ...
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... ruler , whose heart is in the first place in loving sympathy with the people , will guide him in all the exactions which he lays upon them , and in the selection of ministers , in such a way that he will secure the affections of his ...
... ruler , whose heart is in the first place in loving sympathy with the people , will guide him in all the exactions which he lays upon them , and in the selection of ministers , in such a way that he will secure the affections of his ...
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James Legge. exalted by Heaven . Very important also is the statement that rulers have no divine right but what springs from the discharge of their duty . " The decree does not always rest on them . Goodness obtains it , and the want of ...
James Legge. exalted by Heaven . Very important also is the statement that rulers have no divine right but what springs from the discharge of their duty . " The decree does not always rest on them . Goodness obtains it , and the want of ...
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Page 50 - For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Page 266 - States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
Page 53 - Therefore his fame overspreads the Middle kingdom, and extends to all barbarous tribes. Wherever ships and carriages reach ; wherever the strength of man penetrates; wherever the heavens, overshadow and. the earth sustains ; wherever the sun and moon shine ; wherever frosts and dews fall : — all who have blood and breath unfeignedly honour and love him. Hence it is said, —
Page 44 - While there are no stirrings of pleasure, anger, sorrow, or joy, the mind may be said to be in the state of Equilibrium. When those feelings have been stirred, and they act in their due degree, there ensues what may be called the state of Harmony. This Equilibrium is the great root from which grow all the human actings in the world, and this Harmony is the universal path which they all should pursue. Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout...
Page 153 - A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare myself with our old P'ang.
Page 141 - When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others.
Page 101 - He sacrificed to the dead, as if they were present. He sacrificed to the spirits, as if the spirits were present. 2. The Master said, " I consider my not being present at the sacrifice, as if I did not sacrifice.
Page 125 - Learning without thought is labour lost ; thought without learning is perilous." XVI. The Master said, " The study of strange doctrines is injurious indeed ! " XVII. The Master said, " Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge is ? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; — this is knowledge.
Page 32 - Therefore, the superior man must be watchful over himself when he is alone. 2. There is no evil to which the mean man, dwelling retired, will not proceed, but when 'he sees a superior man he instantly tries to disguise himself, concealing his evil, and displaying what is good. The other beholds him, as if he saw his heart and...
Page 192 - Chung-kung asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, 'It is, when you go abroad, to behave to every one as if you were receiving a great guest; to employ the people as if you were assisting at a great sacrifice; not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself; to have no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family.