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Mozi’s famous sayings```

★Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough, and those who do not believe in their words will not achieve results.

★A name cannot be created simply, and a reputation cannot be established by coincidence (hypocrisy). A gentleman wears (carries) him on his body.

★The reason why a benevolent person does something is to bring benefit to the world and eliminate harm to the world.

★Everyone in the world loves each other, the strong does not cling to the weak, the masses do not rob the widowed, the rich do not bully the poor, the noble do not be arrogant and the humble do not deceive, the deceitful do not deceive the foolish.

★If dyed with green, it will be green; if dyed with yellow, it will be yellow.

★Thrift leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin.

★If you are capable, raise it; if you are incompetent, drop it.

★Power is the reason why form is exciting. A circle has one center and the same length.

Love each other and benefit each other.

Translation: Love yourself and others, and be mutually beneficial in your interactions with others.

If the world loves each other, countries do not attack each other, families do not fight with each other, there are no thieves and thieves, and kings, ministers, fathers and sons can all be filial and kind, then the world will be governed. Therefore, the sage, whose main task is to rule the world, does not restrain evil but urges love. Therefore, if the world loves each other, it will be governed, and if they love each other, it will lead to chaos. "Universal Love"

Translation: If everyone in the world loves each other, countries do not attack each other, families do not fight with each other, there are no thieves, and kings, ministers, fathers and sons are loyal, filial and kind, then the world will be peaceful. . Since it is the duty of the sage to govern the world, how can he not forbid people to hate each other and not persuade people to love each other? Therefore, if people in the world can love each other, there will be peace, and if people hate each other, there will be chaos.

Everyone in the world loves one another, the strong does not cling to the weak, the masses do not rob the widowed, the rich do not bully the poor, the noble do not humiliate the humble, the deceitful do not deceive the foolish. All the misfortunes and resentments in the world can prevent them from arising, but love for each other will bring them to life. "Universal Love"

Translation: If everyone in the world loves each other, then the powerful will not oppress the weak, the large will not rob the small, the rich will not bully the poor, and the rich will not bully the poor. The wise will not despise the lowly, and the deceitful will not deceive the foolish. The reason why all the troubles, usurpations, grudges, and hatreds in the world will not happen is because of mutual love.

If you love others, others will love them; if you benefit others, others will benefit from them; if you hate others, others will hate them; if you harm others, others will harm you. "Universal Love"

Translation: He who loves others will be loved by others; whoever benefits others will be benefited by others; whoever hates others will be hated by others; and whoever harms others will be hated by others. , others will certainly harm him.

Now, if it is a small thing to do something wrong, then you know it is not right; if it is a big thing, it is not to attack the country, then you don't know what is wrong, so you praise it and call it righteousness. Can this be called a debate between knowing righteousness and unrighteousness? "Not Attacking"

Translation Nowadays, when someone makes a small mistake, people will criticize it when they know it; when someone makes a big mistake like attacking another country, they don't know to criticize it, but praise and praise it. For righteousness, can it be said that we understand the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness?

Nowadays, when a big country attacks a small country, the attacker's farmers are not allowed to plow, and their women are not allowed to weave, and their job is to defend; when they attack others, their farmers are not allowed to plow, and their women are not allowed to weave, and their job is to attack. Therefore, when a big country attacks a small country, it is like a boy attacking a horse. "Plowing Pillar"

Translation Nowadays, when a big country attacks a small country, in the small country being attacked, farmers cannot cultivate and women cannot weave, and defense is a major priority; in the attacking large country, farmers cannot cultivate and women cannot weave. They all regard offense as a big deal. Therefore, a big country attacking a small country is as ridiculous as a child performing a circus.

The big will not attack the small, the strong will not bully the weak, the masses will not rob the few, the deceitful will not deceive the foolish, the noble will not be arrogant and the humble, the rich will not be arrogant to the poor, the strong will not seize the old. Therefore, the common people in the world must not use water, fire, poison, or weapons to harm each other. "Under Heaven's Will"

Translation: Large countries will not attack small countries; powerful people will not bully weak ones; powerful people will not harm weak ones; cunning people will not deceive stupid people; noble people will not look down upon humble people. The rich do not despise the poor, the young do not invade the old. If this were the case, all the people and vassal states in the world would no longer use water, fire, poison, or weapons to kill each other.

The foundation of government is to respect wise men. "Advocating the Worthy"

Translation: Respecting the worthy is the foundation of government.

If a country has many virtuous people, its governance will be strong; if there are few virtuous people, its governance will be weak. Therefore, your duty will only depend on the wise men. "Shang Xian"

Translation: If a country has many virtuous people, the power to govern the country will be strong; if there are few virtuous people, the power to govern the country will be weak. Therefore, the main task of the ruler is to gather many virtuous people.

According to virtue, one should serve as an official, one should be rewarded for one's hard work, and one should be rewarded according to merit. Therefore, officials are not always noble, and people are never always lowly. If you can, raise it, if you can't, put it down. Promote justice and eliminate personal grudges, this is what the saying goes. "Advocating the Worthy"

The translation should arrange official positions according to moral character, grant corresponding powers according to the size of official positions, reward according to the labor paid, and distribute salaries according to the size of merit. Therefore, officials are not always rich, and poor people are not always humble. Select those who are talented and remove those who are not. This is the principle of selecting people who are recognized by everyone as having "righteousness" and eliminating personal grudges and prejudices.