本主旨在探討明、清州時官官箴中自我(self)面向的行為規範，亦即州縣官對自我要求和自律的問題。學者對官箴之研究，多半從組織和社會(人民)之角度著手。前者在於分析行政人員在組織系統內之行為規範，如遵守法規、服從命令等。後者在加剖析對社會人民之應有行為，如行政人須為民眾利益著想、須即時反應民眾需求等。但這些行為的發生，則須以某些個人人格和個人行為為基礎。若無此根基，則組織與社會面向之官箴無由產生。因之，為求公務之有效進行，州縣官對自我亦有某些行為要求，且這些自律的規範，在整體官箴中，亦為相當重要部分。本文嘗試予以分析。全文計分志向、品格、情緒、能力和私生活五者聽示州縣官之自我要求。

This article tries to from normative perspective to describe, analyze and interpret the codes of ethics for self regulation on the Magistrate under the Ming and the Ch'ing dynasty. The main findings are: 1. The Magistrate should eliminate all private desires. and do his best to perform public duties: 2.On character the Magistrate should demonstrate the highest standards of nobleness and sympathy: 3. The Magistrate should maintain calm as possible as it can on emotion and do not easily to express it: 4. On ability the Magistrate should strive for personal professional excellence: 5. The Magistrate should have a simple private lives: 6.The basic purpose of the codes of ethics for self regulation is to estabilish the necessary psychological prerequisties for the effective implementation of the Magistrate's official duties,