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THE SHỦ KING.
PART Y.
take advice from the men of yellow hair, and then I shall be free from error. That good old officer ! - his strength is exhausted, but I would rather have him (as my counsellor). That dashing brave officer !—his shooting and charioteering are faultless, but I would rather not wish to have him. As to men of quibbles, skilful at cunning words, and able to make the good man change his purposes, what have I to do to make much use of them? .
'I have deeply thought and concluded.—Let me have but one resolute minister, plain and sincere, without other ability, but having a straightforward mind, and possessed of generosity, regarding the talents of others as if he himself possessed them; and when he finds accomplished and sage men, loving them in his heart more than his mouth expresses, really showing himself able to bear them : -such a minister would be able to preserve my descendants and people, and would indeed be a giver of benefits.
'But if the minister), when he finds men of ability, be jealous and hates them; if, when he finds accomplished and sage men, he oppose them and does not allow their advancement, showing himself really not able to bear them :-such a man will not be able to protect my descendants and people; and will he not be a dangerous man ?
*The decline and fall of a state may arise from one man. The glory and tranquillity of a state may also arise from the goodness of one man.'
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| SR No. | 007675 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1879 |
| Total Pages | 2829 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 50 MB |