1Chi K'ang asked how to cause the people to reverence their ruler, to be faithful to him, and to go on to nerve themselves to virtue. The Master said, 'Let him preside over them with gravity;-- then they will reverence him. Let him be filial and kind to all;-- then they will be faithful to him. Let him advance the good and teach the incompetent;-- then they will eagerly seek to be virtuous.'
Book 2, Passage 2.20
Chi K'ang asked how to cause the people to reverence their ruler, to be faithful to him, and to go on to nerve themselves to virtue. The Master said, 'Let him…
季康子问：“使民敬、忠以劝，如之何？”子曰：“临之以庄，则敬；孝慈，”…
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Chinese commentary · 3 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
季康子：鲁大夫季桓子之子，鲁国正卿，“康”是谥号。
以：通“与”，可译为“和”。
劝：勉励的意思。