Page:The analects of Confucius (1910) by W. E. Soothill.djvu/165

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子曰、詩三百、
一言以蔽之、
曰、思無邪。
子曰、道之以
政、齊之以刑、
民免而無恥。
道之以德、齊


CHAPTER II.

The Master said: "Though the Odes number three hundred, one phrase can cover them all, namely, 'With undiverted thoughts' "

CHAPTER III.

1. The Master said: "If you govern the people by laws, and keep them in order by penalties, they will avoid the penalties, yet lose their sense of shame. 2. But if you govern them by your moral excellence, and keep them in order