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Hsien Wan · 44

子zǐ曰yuē，上shàng好hào礼lǐ，则zé民mín易yì使shǐ也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：在上位的人喜好礼，那么百姓就容易听从指使了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "When rulers love to observe the rules of propriety, the people respond readily to the calls on them for service."

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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