“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
― Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
― Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“When the wind blows,the grass bends.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”
― Analects Of Confucius
― Analects Of Confucius
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