The Analects论语

Book 2, Passage 2.1

The Master said, 'He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn…

子曰:“为政以德,譬如北辰居其所而众星共之。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“为wéi政zhèng以yǐ德dé,譬pì如rú北běi辰chén居jū其qí所suǒ而ér众zhòng星xīng共gòng之zhī。”

1The Master said, 'He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

北辰:北极星。共:同“拱”,环绕。

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