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T'ai-po · 09

子zǐ曰yuē，民mín可kě使shǐ由yóu之zhī，不bù可kě使shǐ知zhī之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：对于百姓，可以使他们照着我们指引的道路去做，却难以让他们都明白其中的道理。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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