折疑論 5.12

English (machine translation) 5.12

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5.12

'Ji Kangzi, distressed about thieves, asked Confucius. Confucius replied: "If you yourself were not covetous, even if you rewarded them for it, they would not steal." (Moreover, if the superior is not greedy and desirous, then even if he rewards the people and tells them to become thieves, the people, knowing shame, will not steal.)

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折疑論 — Classical Chinese