1. The world is for the common good. (Sun Yat-sen)

2. The difficulty in governing a country lies in knowing the virtuous rather than in self- virtuousness.

3. Those who govern a country must put observance of the law first. ("Liezi Shuofu")

4. The way to govern a country must first enrich the people. ("Guanzi")

5. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. (Gu Yanwu)

6. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ("Mencius")

7. Those who obey nature will survive, and those who defy nature will perish. ("Mencius")

8. Those who have attained the Way will receive many help, while those who have lost the Way will receive little help. ("Mencius")

9. The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least. ("Mencius")

10. The people of the region do not rely on the boundaries of the frontier, the country does not rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers, and the power of the world does not rely on the benefits of military revolution. ("Mencius")

11. Government management and people's coordination can make things prosperous. (Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower")

12. Sacrificing one's life in a national disaster, treating one's death as if one were returning home. (Cao Zhi's "White Horse")

13. The saint is not self-interested, but worries about Yuanyuan. (Chen Zi'ang's "Poetry of Feelings")

14. If you live high in a temple, you will worry about your people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your king.

15. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. (Fan Zhongyan)

16. Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.

17. The right person will get a lot of help, but the wrong person will get little help.

18. The human body in the world is full of heart and belly. Although the four limbs are sick, there will be no serious problems. ("Three Kingdoms? Book of Wei? Biography of Du Ji")

19. Those who build a building first choose the craftsmen and then the raw materials; those who govern the country first choose the assistants and then the people. ("Yilin" quoted from "The Theory of Physics") Interpretation: Structure, erecting a house. Jane, pass "Cambodian", choose. Zuo, an auxiliary person.

20. The key to governing the country lies in fairness and integrity. (Quotes by Fang Xuanling in Wu Jing’s "Zhenguan Dignitary Fairness" of the Tang Dynasty)

21. All things should be correct to their original purpose, and those who work forever will be at ease. (Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty, "The First Way of Dao Yi Lu Ke Dao Jian Si Lu Wang Dao Jian")

Explanation: To work for eternity, to work for long-term interests. Yi, peace of mind. Make, often busy.

22. Do not govern your body before filial piety, and do not govern your country before your public duties.

(Song Dynasty? Su Shi's "The Journey of Sima Wen Gong")