"It is the obligation of the ruler..." - Quote by Confucius
It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.
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“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
“I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.”
“The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.”
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“The good leader carries water for his people.”
“No reform is possible unless some of the educated and the rich voluntarily accept the status of the poor, travel third, refuse to enjoy the amenities denied to the poor and, instead of taking avoidable hardships, discourtesies and injustice as a matter of course, fight for their removal.”
“No man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it. The honeymoon would be as short in that case as in any other, and its moments of ecstasy would be ransomed by years of torment and hatred.”
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“Discouragement is a negative emotion with more than one trick up its dark sleeve. It tricks you into mentally or emotionally dwelling in the very place you want to leave. Drop all such sorrow permanently by daring to see through this deception of the unconscious mind. You have a destination far beyond where you find yourself standing today”
“One of the best places to start to turn your life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental "I should" list.”
“Give so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don’t have time to criticize others.”