Confucian Analects · Analects 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 towards it.'
Chinese · source text【第一章】子曰、為政以德、譬如北辰、居其所、而眾星共之。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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