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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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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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The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.
- He
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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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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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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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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.
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The Way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity.
- May
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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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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