Interpretation: from the perspective of justice and kindness, you will get the support and help of most people; Violating morality and benevolence will inevitably lead to isolation.
Carrying a boat can also overturn it. -Xunzi's "Xun Zi Ai Gong"
Interpretation: Water can carry a boat and also overturn it.
It is easy to get land, but difficult to win people's hearts. -Take off "Zhu Shi Young Yi Feng"
Interpretation: It is easier to take land by force, but it is difficult to win people's hearts and convince them.
Get the way of the world, win the hearts of the people and win the world. Win the hearts of the people, win the hearts of the people, win the hearts of the people. If you have a kind heart, use it to gather what you want, and don't give up what you do evil. -Mencius "Mencius Li Lou"
Interpretation: if there is a way to win the world, if you win the people, you will win the world; There is another way to win the hearts and minds of the people. If you win their hearts, you can win the people. There is another way to win the hearts and minds of the people. Give them what they want, not what they hate.
There is not much resentment, but people are to be feared, and it is advisable to be cautious when carrying a boat to capsize. -Wei Zhi's Ten Thoughts of Emperor Taizong
Interpretation: resentment lies not in size, but in ordinary people. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it, so we should be vigilant.
The way to be in power is to follow the will of the people and improve people's livelihood. -Cheng Yi's "Generation of Lv Gongzhu should be a letter to the emperor Zongshen"
Interpretation: The method of handling government affairs should be based on conforming to public opinion and enriching people's lives.
Since ancient times, the trend of clutch in the world has always been the will of the people. -Xin Qiji's "Ten Theories on Meiqin, Viewing Widowhood"
Interpretation: Since ancient times, the situation of national unity and division often depends on the people's hearts.
8. When the people return to benevolence, the water will go down and the beast will leave. -Mencius "Mencius Li Lou"
Interpretation: Man's submission to the benevolent ruler is like water flowing downwards and animals running into the wild.
9. Political prosperity is in line with people's hearts, and the abolition of politics is against people's hearts. -Guan Zhong's "Guanzi Herdsmen"
Interpretation: the reason why the national government prospers is because it conforms to the people's hearts; The reason for corruption in state affairs lies in violating the people's hearts.
10. The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light. -Mencius, "Mencius, Dedicated Articles, Sentences"
Interpretation: Governing a country should put the people first, then the country, and finally the monarch.