"The ruler attains wholeness in the correct..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
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“Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved.”
“Those who praise themselves do not prevail.”
“The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.”
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“We must serve the people worthily, and not occupy ourselves in trying to please them. The best way, to gain their affections is to do them good.”
“If the chief party, whether it be the people, or the army, or the nobility, which you think most useful and of most consequence to you for the conservation of your dignity, be corrupt, you must follow their humor and indulge them, and in that case honesty and virtue are pernicious.”
“If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.”