论语 > 学而篇
原文
子曰：“道千乘之国，敬事而信，节用而爱人，使民以时。”
英译
Confucius said, "To govern a country that owns thousands chariots, one must put respectful and careful concentration on the government affair and keep good faith, retrench the expenses and love the people, employ escuage only in felicitous time."