If the king is good, his ministers will do the same, and if he acts well, he will be effective.

Famous quotes about politics

——[Tang Dynasty] Bai Juyi

If the emperor is holy, then the ministers will be loyal, and if the emperor is wise, the subordinates will be straight.

——[Tang Dynasty] Bai Juyi

When the king loses his ministers, the dragon turns into a fish; when the power leaves his ministers, the rat turns into a tiger.

——[Tang Dynasty] Li Bai

No king is benevolent; no king is unjust.

——"Mencius Li Lou"

A gentleman hides his weapons in his body and waits for the time to move.

——[Spring and Autumn] Confucius

The virtue of a gentleman is the virtue of a villain. The wind on the grass will die.

——[Spring and Autumn Period] Confucius

It is not my ambition to live idle, I am willing to worry about the country.

——[Three Kingdoms] Cao Zhi

Lack of wealth led to abuse, so he lost his people.

——"Guanzi: The Lord and His Subjects"

Loyal and selfless, he can be called a gentleman!

——[Song Dynasty] Sima Guang

But when the officials are not arrogant, it is time for singing and dancing in the village.

——[Song Dynasty] Lu You's "Spring Miscellaneous"

Those who are above ten people must be below ten people; those who are above a hundred people must be among a hundred people Under; Those who are above the world must be below the world.

——[Qing Dynasty] Tang Zhen

My heart is as flat as my hand, and I cannot be arrogant.

——[Three Kingdoms] Zhuge Liang

Private enmity should not be compared with public enmity, good deeds should not be abolished, evil deeds should not be eliminated, and good deeds should not be eliminated. This is the scripture of righteousness.

——"Zuo Zhuan"

There is no one who is not in danger and perish when peace is achieved; there is no one who is not subversive when he is in a high position and forgets to subvert.

——[Song Dynasty] Su Shunqin

I will do what they do well; I will change what they do bad.

——"Zuo Zhuan"

Those who express music will have bad scenery, and those who have a pure source will have a pure flow.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

Government is like farm work, think about it day and night, think about its beginning and then it will end, and do it day and night. Walking without overthinking is like a farm with a bank, which is too fresh.

——"Zuo Zhuan"

The king is kind and benevolent, and he is invincible in the world.

——"Mencius"

If the virtuous are not dishonest and not miscellaneous, they will be outstanding; if there is no chaos between right and wrong, the country will be governed.

——"Xunzi"

In the past, when the sage kings governed the world, they must first be public. If public is public, the world will be peaceful, and peace will be achieved by public.

——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

What's the point of correcting the original punishment and how to deal with it if it loses its way?

——[Sui] Wang Tong's "Zhongshuo Guanlang Chapter"

The master of the Ming Dynasty uses the law to choose people, and does not promote himself; he uses the method to measure the merits, and does not abandon himself. .

——"Han Feizi"

The master who knows clearly is fond of details, but the master secretly is fond of details.

——"Xunzi Wang Ba"

A wise king has no selfish grudges.

——"Liezi Li Ming"

Failure cannot be dealt with, time cannot be lost, loyalty cannot be abandoned, and cherishment cannot be followed.

——"Guoyu·Jinyu IV"

Excessive generals will be killed by their own strength, but special people will be killed by them.

——"Zuo Zhuan"

Beauty is called beauty, and there is no false beauty.

——[Ming Dynasty] Hai Rui

If you want to cure others, you must first cure yourself.

——[Song Dynasty] Yang Shi

A politician must practice what he preaches.

——"Mozi·Gongmeng"

Hold the fire under the accumulated firewood and sleep on it. The fire will not reach it, so it is said that it is safe, but it is secretly safe.

——[Han] Jia Yi

Noble but not arrogant, victorious but not disobedient, virtuous but able to subordinate, strong but tolerant.

——[Three Kingdoms] Zhuge Liang