《韩非子·外储说左下》
孔子说： 与其使人们讨好下级，不如使他们奉承上级。 
仲尼曰： 与其使民谄下也，宁使民谄上。 
Confucius said: It is better to make people flatter the superiors than the subordinates.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 仲尼曰： 与其使民谄下也，宁使民谄上。  Modern: 孔子说： 与其使人们讨好下级，不如使他们奉承上级。  [/INST] Confucius said: It is better to make people flatter the superiors than the subordinates.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 仲尼曰： 与其使民谄下也，宁使民谄上。  Modern: 孔子说： 与其使人们讨好下级，不如使他们奉承上级。
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Confucius said: It is better to make people flatter the superiors than the subordinates.
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