Friday, November 23, 2012

Mencius - Book 7, Part 1, Chapter 19

Mencius said, 'There are persons who serve the prince; they serve the prince, that is, for the sake of his countenance and favor.

'There are ministers who seek the tranquility of the State, and find their pleasure in securing that tranquility.

'There are those who are the people of Heaven. They, judging that, if they were in office, they could carry out their principles, throughout the kingdom, proceed so to carry them out.

'There are those who are great men. They rectify themselves and others are rectified.'
~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
 Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Works of Mencius.

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