Follow us on Facebook to receive important updates Follow us on Twitter to receive important updates Follow us on sina.com's microblogging site to receive important updates Follow us on Douban to receive important updates
Chinese Text Project
Back Forward
Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 3 -> Identification with the Superior III -> 9

天下Therefore in governing the empire, the ancient sage-kings
chose only the excellent for the outposts as well as for the offices near him.
As there were many to help him see and bear,
be succeeded before others in planning,
あt5762え264え44え10092588え; and completed before others in executing,
1。い and his good name was spread before others.
Just because he could trust his staff in the administration,
the benefits were as we have stated.
There is an ancient proverb saying:
2
"The sight of one eye
cannot compare with that of two,
the hearing of one ear
cannot compare with that of two,
the grasp of one hand
3。」
cannot compare with that of two."
Now, just because he could trust his staff in the administration
the sage-king received such benefits.
天下Therefore during the reign of the ancient sage-king over the empire, if there was a virtuous man more than a thousand li away he could reward him before the people in the same district and village all got to know it.
4
And if there was a wicked man about a thousand li away he could punish him before the people in the same district and village all got to know it.
Though it may be supposed that the sage-king was keen in hearing and sight,
how could he see all that is beyond a thousand li at one look,
how could he hear all that is beyond a thousand li at one hearing?
In fact the sage-king could see without going there
and hear without being near.
使天下天下Yet what kept the thieves, robbers, bandits, and highwaymen moving all over the empire without being able to find refuge anywhere?
There is the beauty of adopting the principle of Identification with the Superior in government.

1. 光 : Originally read: "先之". Corrected by 孫詒讓《墨子閒詁》
2. 之 : Inserted. 孫詒讓《墨子閒詁》
3. 之 : Inserted. 孫詒讓《墨子閒詁》
4. 聞 : Inserted.


Enjoy this site? Please help.Site design and content copyright 2006-2024. When quoting or citing information from this site, please link to the corresponding page or to https://ctext.org. Please note that the use of automatic download software on this site is strictly prohibited, and that users of such software are automatically banned without warning to save bandwidth. 沪ICP备09015720号-3Comments? Suggestions? Please raise them here.