《孔子家语·礼运》
所以治国不用礼，就好比没有未耘而要耕；制礼而不以义为根本，就好比耕地而不播种。以义为本而不宣讲学习，就好比播了种而不锄草；宣讲学习而不合于仁，就好比锄草而不收获；符合仁而不用乐来调适，就好比收获而不食用；用乐进行调适而不能达到顺，就好比食用了而不能使身体康健。
故治国不以礼，犹无耜而耕；为礼而不本于义，犹耕之而弗种；为而不讲于学，犹种而弗耨；讲之以学，而不合以仁，犹耨而不获；合之以仁，而不安之以乐，犹获而弗食；安之以乐，而不达于顺，犹食而不肥。
Therefore, governing a country without practicing propriety is like trying to cultivate the land without first weeding it; setting up propriety without grounding it in righteousness is like cultivating the land without planting any seeds. If you ground righteousness in propriety but fail to educate about it, it would be like planting the seeds but not weeding the grass; if you educate about it but are not benevolent, it would be like weeding the grass but not harvesting the crops; if you achieve benevolence but don’t use music to temper it, it would be like harvesting the crops but not eating them; if you use music to temper benevolence but cannot attain harmony, it would be like consuming food that fails to be nourishing.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 故治国不以礼，犹无耜而耕；为礼而不本于义，犹耕之而弗种；为而不讲于学，犹种而弗耨；讲之以学，而不合以仁，犹耨而不获；合之以仁，而不安之以乐，犹获而弗食；安之以乐，而不达于顺，犹食而不肥。 [/INST] Therefore, governing a country without practicing propriety is like trying to cultivate the land without first weeding it; setting up propriety without grounding it in righteousness is like cultivating the land without planting any seeds. If you ground righteousness in propriety but fail to educate about it, it would be like planting the seeds but not weeding the grass; if you educate about it but are not benevolent, it would be like weeding the grass but not harvesting the crops; if you achieve benevolence but don’t use music to temper it, it would be like harvesting the crops but not eating them; if you use music to temper benevolence but cannot attain harmony, it would be like consuming food that fails to be nourishing.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 故治国不以礼，犹无耜而耕；为礼而不本于义，犹耕之而弗种；为而不讲于学，犹种而弗耨；讲之以学，而不合以仁，犹耨而不获；合之以仁，而不安之以乐，犹获而弗食；安之以乐，而不达于顺，犹食而不肥。
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Therefore, governing a country without practicing propriety is like trying to cultivate the land without first weeding it; setting up propriety without grounding it in righteousness is like cultivating the land without planting any seeds. If you ground righteousness in propriety but fail to educate about it, it would be like planting the seeds but not weeding the grass; if you educate about it but are not benevolent, it would be like weeding the grass but not harvesting the crops; if you achieve benevolence but don’t use music to temper it, it would be like harvesting the crops but not eating them; if you use music to temper benevolence but cannot attain harmony, it would be like consuming food that fails to be nourishing.
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