Original Text:
子曰上好礼则民易使也
Translation:
Other Translations:
he Master said, “If those above love ritual, then the common people will be easy to manage.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, If those in high positions love ritual, the common people will be easy to employ.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.