Chapter

 1 3 |      that one of your Majesty's ministers were to entrust his wife
 2 4 |    trees in it, but that it has ministers sprung from families which
 3 4 |         Majesty has no intimate ministers even. Those whom you advanced
 4 7 |       deeds will certainly have ministers whom he does not call to
 5 7 |      but that they love to make ministers of those whom they teach,
 6 7 |         and do not love to make ministers of those by whom they might
 7 9 |       the officers and inferior ministers there is not one who will
 8 9 |    respectful politeness to his ministers, and taking from the people
 9 9 |    oppressive rulers and impure ministers are sure to neglect this
10 12|         There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns,
11 12|         Autumn," and rebellious ministers and villainous sons were
12 13|         administration, and his ministers have no laws by which they
13 14|  benevolent government, all his ministers who enriched him were rejected
14 14|        of the mal-employment of ministers, nor to blame errors of
15 15|     When the prince regards his ministers as his hands and feet, his
16 15|         his hands and feet, his ministers regard their prince as their
17 15|      prince behave that his old ministers may thus go into mourning?'~
18 17|       Kû-sâu was not one of his ministers.' Mencius answered, 'That
19 18|      the throne to their worthy ministers. The sovereign of Hsiâ and
20 18|    heard that the characters of ministers about court may be discerned
21 19|        a FÛ-YUNG.~5. 'The Chief ministers of the Son of Heaven received
22 19|        much income as his Chief ministers; a Chief minister four times
23 20| introductory present and become ministers, should not presume to have
24 20|        about the office of high ministers. Mencius said, 'Which high
25 20|       Mencius said, 'Which high ministers is your Majesty asking about?' '
26 20|      reply. 'There are the high ministers who are noble and relatives
27 20|       beg to ask about the high ministers who are noble and relatives
28 20|        begged to ask about high ministers who were of a different
29 23|       in the pursuit of profit. Ministers will serve their sovereign
30 23|  benevolence and righteousness. Ministers will serve their sovereign,
31 23|    ranked among the three chief ministers of the State, but before
32 23|      Tsze-liû and Tsze-sze were ministers. And yet, the dismemberment
33 24|         now-a-days called "Good ministers," but anciently they were
34 24|         now-a-days called "Good ministers," but anciently they were
35 25|      they get to employ them as ministers?'~1. Mencius said to Sung
36 25|    intelligence.'~2. 'There are ministers who seek the tranquillity
37 26|  pleased.~2. 'When worthies are ministers, may they indeed banish
38 27|   princes of the time nor their ministers sympathized or communicated