Friday, December 21, 2012

Mencius - Book 7, Part 2, Chapter 28

Mencius said, 'The precious things of a prince are three; the territory, the people, the government and its business. If one value as most precious pearls and jade, calamity is sure to befall him.'
~ 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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