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than a sufficient qualification for the government of
the kingdom; —how much more is it so for the state
of Lu! If a minister love what is good, all within the
four seas will count 1,000 li but a small distance, and
will come and lay their good thoughts before him.
If he do not love what is good, men will say, ‘How
self- conceited he looks? He is saying to himself, I
know it.’ The language and looks of that self-conceit
will keep men off at a distance of 1,000 li. When
good men stop 1,000 li off, calumniators, flatterers,
and sycophants will make their appearance. When
a minister lives among calumniators, flatterers, and
sycophants, though he may wish the state to be well
governed, is it possible for it to be so?”

【注释】［1］好善：此处指喜欢听取善言。［2］
优于天下：足以治理天下。优：充分，足够。［3］
轻：容易，不以为难。［4］ （y!） ：自满
自大的样子。［5］既：全，都。［6］距：同

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