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- Forget
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If ministers forget their ruler and establish relationships with foreign powers in order to advance the interests of their confederates, there will be scant reason for subordinates to obey their superiors.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods, and power must be employed for government: these constitute its 'necessary principles.'
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.
- Household
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- Nov 07, 2020
The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.
- Intelligent
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- Nov 07, 2020
The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day.
- Contingency
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A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
The object of rewards is to encourage; that of punishments, to prevent. If rewards are high, then what the ruler wants will be quickly effected; if punishments are heavy, what he does not want will be swiftly prevented.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.
- Nov 07, 2020
The Way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Way of an enlightened ruler is to make it so that no minister may make a proposal and then fail to match it with actions and results.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you rely on political factions to promote men to office, the people will work to develop instrumental relationships and will not seek to be useful with regard to the law. Thus, a ruler who mistakes reputation for ability when assigning offices will see his state fall into disorder.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who serve as ministers can be compared to hands: reaching up, they take care of the head; reaching down, they take care of the feet.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people in the well-ordered ages of the past upheld the public law and abandoned private strategies; they focused their intentions and unified their conduct. Everything they did was for the sake of being employed by the ruler.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a ruler of men wants to put an end to vice, he must examine the correspondence between form and name and look to see how what is said differs from what is done.
- Credit
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- Nov 07, 2020
When an enlightened ruler controls his ministers, he makes it so that ministers cannot get credit for achievements gained by overstepping the bounds of their offices or make proposals and then fail to match them with actual achievements.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A ruler of men faces two possible misfortunes: if he employs the worthy, the ministers will use worthiness as a pretext to rob their ruler of his power, but if he promotes men recklessly, his affairs will be neglected, and he will not prevail.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
The severe household has no fierce slaves, while it is the affectionate mother who has the prodigal son.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Within the frontiers of a state, there are no more than ten people who do good of themselves, whereas if one makes it so that the people can do no wrong, the entire state can be kept peaceful.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
He who is vain and delights in his own ability is deceived by his inferiors. When he likes to bring forth arguments and kindliness, his inferiors take advantage of his abilities.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020