Confucius Quote on Modes of Governance: Leading with Virtue and Propriety Cultivates Shame and Goodness

By Zheng / January 10, 2026 / comparison, governance, propriety, rule of virtue, self cultivation, The Analects, virtue, Wei Zheng II, Wei Zheng II Chapter 3

Confucius Quote: If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame, and moreover will become good.

If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame, and moreover will become good.

道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。

Source: The Analects, Wei Zheng II, Chapter 3

Author: Confucius / 孔子

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