Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.6

Passage 06

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「爲wéi政zhèng不bù難nán，不bù得dé罪zuì於wū巨jù室shì。巨jù室shì之zhī所suǒ慕mù，一yì國guó慕mù之zhī；一yì國guó之zhī所suǒ慕mù，天tiān下xià慕mù之zhī。故gù沛pèi然rán德dé教jiào，溢yì乎hū四sì海hǎi。」

Mencius said, 'The administration of government is not difficult - it lies in not offending the great families. He whom the great families affect, will be affected by the whole State; and he whom any one State affects, will be affected by the whole kingdom. When this is the case, such an one's virtue and teachings will spread over all within the four seas like the rush of water.'