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Tm_ ,_mAnECTS. XIII. xv.<br />

pected to have such force as that," replied<br />

Confucius. 2. But there is the popular saying,<br />

' It is hard to be a Prince, and not easy<br />

to be a Minister.' 3- If a Prince perceive<br />

the difficulty of being a Prince, may he not<br />

expect through that one phrase to prosper<br />

his country ?"<br />

4- " Is there any one phrase," he asked,<br />

"through which a country may be ruined ?"<br />

"No phrase can be expected to have such<br />

force as that," replied Confucius. "But<br />

there is the popular saying, 'I should have<br />

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