 Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 6051866Full view - About this book
 | North American review - 1866 - 672 pages
...Kang : " Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it." Ke Kang, distressed about the number of thieves... | |
 | North American review - 1866 - 662 pages
...Kang : " Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it." .Ke Kang, distressed about the number of thieves... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1867 - 344 pages
...replied, " Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass... | |
 | Augustus Ward Loomis - China - 1867 - 444 pages
...replied, " Sir, in ,' carrying on your government, why should you use killing \ at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass... | |
 | Andrew Wilson - China - 1868 - 454 pages
...Chinese in the goodness of human nature, that if either act fitly, the other will act fitly also. When Ke K'ang asked Confucius about inflicting capital...the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but will have no sense of shame.... | |
 | Andrew Wilson - China - 1868 - 466 pages
...When Ke K'ang asked Confucius about inflicting capital punishment, the Master replied (Ana- , lects, xii. 19): "In carrying on your government, why should...the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but will have no sense of shame.... | |
 | James Legge - Chinese literature - 1869 - 358 pages
...replied, " Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass... | |
 | James Legge - Chinese literature - 1870 - 398 pages
...replied, " Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors, is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass... | |
 | Lucius Edwin Smith, Henry Griggs Weston - Baptists - 1872 - 524 pages
...replied: "Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all ? Let your evidenced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and grass. The grass must... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1861 - 540 pages
...\ i JJP, 'to add upon,' but [* itself must bere have substantially that meaning. Ej J* J^ upon it.' desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors, is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass... | |
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