Confucian Analects · Analects 15.4
The Master said, 'May not Shun be instanced as having governed efficiently without exertion? What did he do? He did nothing but gravely and reverently occupy his royal seat.'
Chinese · source text【第四章】子曰、無為而治者、其舜也與、夫何為哉、恭己正南面而已矣。
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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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