The Economic Principles of Confucius and His School, כרך 2Columbia university, Longmans, Green & Company, agents, 1911 |
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abolished According agriculture amount ancient artisans bushels capital catties cent Ch'in China Chinese Chou dynasty coins commodities Confucians copper cultivation distribution duty economic emperor equal ernment exempted family tax farmers feudal five forced labor ginseng government monopoly grain granary Han dynasty Hence History history of China Hsien Tsung Hsü hundred acres imperial income indirect taxes industry Kuan land tax Mencius merchants Ming minister Northern Wei dynasty Official System paid Ph.D poll tax poor present dynasty princes principles of Confucius profit provinces public expenditures public finance public labor revenue rice rich ruler salaries says Shang Yang Shih social Sung dynasty supra System of Chou taels of silver Tang taxation theory things tion transportation treasury Ts'ing Dynasty Tsin tsing tien system Tsung wages Wang An-shih Wang Mang wealth Wên whole empire Yüan
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עמוד 487 - The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education.
עמוד 462 - Notwithstanding good years, their lives are continually embittered, and, in bad years, they do not escape perishing. In such circumstances they only try to save themselves from death, and are afraid they will not succeed. What leisure have they to cultivate propriety and righteousness?
עמוד 461 - As to the people, if they have not a certain livelihood, it follows that they will not have a fixed heart. And if they have not a fixed heart, there is nothing which they will not do, in the way of self-abandonment, of moral deflection, of depravity, and of wild license.
עמוד 480 - The business of the handicraftsman can by no means be carried on along with the business of husbandry." Mencius resumed, "Then, is it the government of the empire which alone can be carried on along with the practice of husbandry? Great men have their proper business, and little men have their proper business. Moreover, in the case of any single individual, whatever articles he can require are ready to his hand, being produced by the various handicraftsmen: — if he must first make them for his...
עמוד 497 - I would ask you, in the remoter districts, observing the nine-squares division, to reserve one division to be cultivated on the system of mutual aid, and in the more central parts of the kingdom, to make the people pay for themselves a tenth part of their produce. 16. " From the highest officers down to the lowest, each one must have his holy field, consisting of fifty mow.
עמוד 447 - ... then all the traders of the empire will be pleased, and wish to store their
עמוד 461 - Therefore an intelligent ruler will regulate the livelihood of the people, so as to make sure that, above, they shall have sufficient wherewith to serve their parents, and, below, sufficient wherewith to support their wives and children ; that in good years they shall always be abundantly satisfied, and that in bad years they shall escape the danger of perishing.
עמוד 487 - Those who are born with the possession of knowledge are the highest class of men. Those who learn, and so, readily, get possession of knowledge, are the next. Those who are dull and stupid, and yet compass the learning are another class next to these. As to those who are dull and stupid and yet do not learn ; — they are the lowest of the people.
עמוד 747 - There are also residence halls for women. The price of the University Catalogue is twenty-five cents postpaid. Detailed information regarding the work in any department will be furnished without charge upon application to the Secretary of Columbia University, New York, NY Edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University VOLUME I, 1891-92.
עמוד 488 - Hear much and put aside the points of which you stand in doubt, while you speak cautiously at the same time of the others :—then you will afford few occasions for blame. See much and put aside the things which seem perilous, while you are cautious at the same time in carrying the others into practice :—then you will have few occasions for repentance. When one gives few occasions for blame in his words, and few occasions for repentance in his conduct, he is in the way to get emolument,