There Is, However, The Saying Which
People Have - "I Have No Pleasure In Being A Prince, But Only In
That No One Can Offer Any Opposition To What I Say!"
5.
'If a ruler's words be good, is it not also good that no one
oppose them?
But if they are not good, and no one opposes them,
may there not be expected from this one sentence the ruin of his
country?'
CHAP. XVI. 1. The Duke of Sheh asked about government.
2. The Master said, 'Good government obtains, when those
who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are
attracted.'
CHAP. XVII. Tsze-hsia, being governor of Chu-fu, asked about
government. The Master said, 'Do not be desirous to have things
done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things
done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at
small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.'
CHAP. XVIII. 1. The Duke of Sheh informed Confucius, saying,
'Among us here there are those who may be styled upright in their
conduct. If their father have stolen a sheep, they will bear witness
to the fact.'
2. Confucius said, 'Among us, in our part of the country, those
who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the
misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the
father. Uprightness is to be found in this.'
CHAP. XIX. Fan Ch'ih asked about perfect virtue.
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