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子zǐ曰yuē，道dǎo之zhī以yǐ政zhèng，齐qí之zhī以yǐ刑xíng，民mín免miǎn而ér无wú耻chǐ。道dǎo之zhī以yǐ德dé，齐qí之zhī以yǐ礼lǐ，有yǒu耻chǐ且qiě格gé。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：用政令引导百姓，用刑罚整齐百姓，百姓只会求免于处罚，却不会有羞耻心。用德行引导百姓，用礼来整齐百姓，百姓就会有羞耻心，并且归向正道。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame. 2. "If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame, and moreover will become good."

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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