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" It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what should spring from it will be well ordered. It never has been the case that what was of great importance has been slightly cared for, and, at the same time, that what was of slight importance has been... "
The Chinese Classics: Life and teachings of Confucius - Page 267
by James Legge - 1869
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The Chinese Classics, Volume 1

James Legge - China - 1893 - 528 pages
...States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy. 6. From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider...was of slight importance has been greatly cared for. changed into , lower first tone) now becomes , and how Vjg) (the second, or to the root. Chu HsI makes...
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The Chinese Classics: With a Translation, Critical and Exegetical ..., Volume 1

James Legge - China - 1861 - 630 pages
...the people, all must t consider the cultivation of the person the root of every thing < besides. 1. It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what...was of slight importance has been greatly cared for. Par. 7. Reiteration of the importance of attending to the root. Choo He makes the root here to be the...
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The Chinese Classics, Volumes 1-2

Ssǔ shu - China - 1870 - 392 pages
...to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of every thing besides. 7. It cannot be, when the root is neglected,...cared for. The preceding chapter of classical text is iu the words of Confucius, handed down by the philosopher Tsang. The ten chapters of explanation which...
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The Chinese Classics, Volume 5, Part 1

James Legge - Chinese literature - 1870 - 398 pages
...to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of every thing besides. 7. It cannot be, when the root is neglected,...spring from it will be well ordered. It never has been %he case that what was of great importance has been slightly cared for, and, at the same time, that...
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The Chinese Classics: with a Translation, Critical and Exegetical ..., Volume 1

James Legge - China - 1861 - 540 pages
...to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of every thing besides. 7. It cannot be, when the root is neglected,...importance has been slightly cared for, and, at the game time, that what was of slight importance has been greatly cared for. the 'the re3d tone. SQ is...
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Circular of Information of the Bureau of Education, for ..., Volume 2

Digital images - 1877 - 1038 pages
...be obliged to punish it." In speaking of the correct ed ucation of children says : Confucius aptlv " It cannot be when the root is neglected that what should spring from it should be well ordered." The state has a vital interest in its youth, who must grow up either to good...
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The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National ..., Volume 20

National Educational Association (U.S.) - Education - 1880 - 392 pages
...obliged to punish it." In speaking of the correct ed ucatioii of children says : Confucius aptly " It cannot be when the root is neglected that what should spring from it should be well ordered." The state has a vital interest in its youth, who must grow up either to good...
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Proceedings, Abstracts of Lectures and a Brief Report of the Discussions of ...

National Education Association of the United States - Education - 1880 - 390 pages
...be obliged to punish it." In speaking of the correct ed ucation of children says : Confucius aptly " It cannot be when the root is neglected that what should spring from it should be well ordered." The state has a vital interest in its youth, who must grow up either to good...
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Confucius and the Chinese Classics: Or, Readings in Chinese Literature

Augustus Ward Loomis - China - 1882 - 444 pages
...mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides. It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what...was of slight importance has been greatly cared for. What is meant by " In order rightly to govern his State, it is necessary first to regulate his family,"...
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The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part 4

Confucianism - 1885 - 512 pages
...of the people, all considered the cultivation of the person to be the root (of everything besides). It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what...has been slightly cared for, and at the same time what was of slight importance has been greatly cared for 2. 1 There is great difficulty in determining...
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