Confucian Analects · Analects 13.1
1. Tsze-lu asked about government. The Master said, 'Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.' 2. He requested further instruction, and was answered, 'Be not weary (in these things).'
Chinese · source text【第一章】【一節】子路問政。子曰、先之、勞之。【二節】請益。曰、無倦。
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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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