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Wei Chang · 01

子zǐ曰yuē，为wéi政zhèng以yǐ德dé，譬pì如rú北běi辰chén，居jū其qí所suǒ，而ér众zhòng星xīng共gǒng之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：用德行来治理政事，就像北极星安居在自己的位置上，众星都会围绕着它运行。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards 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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