Confucian Analects · Analects 13.13
The Master said, 'If a minister make his own conduct correct, what difficulty will he have in assisting in government? If he cannot rectify himself, what has he to do with rectifying others?'
Chinese · source text【十三章】子曰、苟正其身矣、於從政乎何有、不能正其身、如正人何。
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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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