Sacred Books of the East/Volume 3/The Hsiao/Chapter 14

 

Chapter XIV. Amplification of 'Making our Name Famous' in Chapter I.

 

The Master said, 'The filial piety with which the superior man serves his parents may be transferred as loyalty to the ruler; the fraternal duty with which he serves his elder brother may be transferred as submissive deference to elders; his regulation of his family may be transferred as good government in any official position. Therefore, when his conduct is thus successful in his inner (private) circle, his name will be established (and transmitted) to future generations.'