After Fan Ch'ih had gone, the Master said, How small a man! If those above love courtesy, no one will dare to slight them; if they love right, no one will dare to disobey; if they love truth, no one will dare to hide the heart. Then, from the four corners of the earth, folk will gather with their children on their backs; and what need will there be for husbandry? 5. The Master said, Though a man have conned three hundred poems, if he stands helpless when put to govern, if he cannot answer for himself when he is sent to the four corners of the earth, many as they are, what have they done for him? 6. The Master said, The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks; commands even go unheeded when the life is crooked. 7. The Master said, The governments of Lu and Wei are brothers. 8. Speaking of Ching, of the ducal house of Wei, the Master said, He was wise in his private life. When he had begun to save, he said, This seems enough. When he grew better off, he said, This seems plenty. When he had grown rich, he said. This seems splendour. 9. When Jan Yu was driving him to Wei, the Master said. What numbers! Jan Yu said, Since numbers are here, what next is needed? Wealth, said the Master. And what comes next after wealth? Teaching, said the Master. 10. The Master said, If I were employed for a twelve-month, much could be done. In three years all would be ended. 11. The Master said, If good men were to govern a land for an hundred years, cruelty would be conquered and putting to death done away with. How true are these words! 12. The Master said, Even if a king were to govern, a lifetime would pass before love dawned! 13. The Master said, What is governing to a man that can rule himself? If he cannot rule himself, how shall he rule others? 14. As the disciple Jan[127] came back from court, the Master said to him. Why so late? I had business of state, he answered. Household business, said the Master. If it had been business of state, though I am out of office, I should have heard of it. 15. Duke Ting asked, Is there any one saying that can bless a kingdom? [Footnote 127: Jan Yu. He was in the service of the Chi, not of the Duke of Lu.] Confucius answered, That is more than words can do. But men have a saying, To be lord is hard and to be minister is not easy. And if one knew how hard it is to be lord, might not this one saying almost bless a kingdom? And is there any one saying that can wreck a kingdom? That is more than words can do, Confucius answered. But men have a saying, My only delight in being lord is that no one withstands what I say. Now if what he says is good, and no one withstands him, is not that good too? But if it is not good, and no one withstands him, might not this one saying almost wreck a kingdom? 16. The Duke of She asked, What is kingcraft? The Master answered, For those near us to be happy and those far off to come. 17. When he was governor of Chue-fu, Tzu-hsia asked how to rule.