Book 14: 《憲問》 Xian Wen (Xian Asked)
《憲問》 Passage 14.41
子曰：「上好禮，則民易使也。」
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "When rulers love to observe the rules of propriety, the people respond readily to the calls on them for service."Word by word
- 子曰 zǐ yuē
the Master said
- 子 Confucius, the Master
- 曰 said
- 上 shàng
those in superior position, rulers, superiors
- 好 hào
to love, be fond of, favor
- 禮 lǐ
ritual propriety, the rites
- 則 zé
then, in that case
- 民 mín
the people, the common people
- 易 yì
easy
- 使 shǐ
to employ, make use of (in service)
- 也 yě
final particle of assertion
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