1. The power of the world always depends on the people's hearts. When the people's hearts are in harmony, everything goes well, and everything goes well. The world is quiet in folk music. The grievance is not big, it can be said to be human. It is advisable to be cautious when carrying a boat and overturning it.
2. Since ancient times, the power of separation and union in the world has always been related to the people's hearts, and the reasons for people's rebellion are actually based on joy and anger.
——Xin Qiji's "Ten Essays on Meiqin? The Third of Guan Chao"
3. The emperor and heaven have no relatives, but virtue is their assistant;
——"Shang Shu? The Order of Cai Zhong"
4. The purpose of government is to obey the people's support; the purpose of government is to win the people's support; the failure of government is to go against the people's support.
——"Guanzi·Herdsman"
5. It is often said that greed will cost one's life, but being honest can win the hearts of the people.
6. When in power, it is for the people and what the people want; when it is for oneself, it is self-destruction.
7. The people's heart is like a scale, which tells who is corrupt and who is honest; public opinion is like a mirror, which reflects who is humiliated and who is honored.
8. Once the people's mentality changes, even the Jincheng Tangchi will not be enough to rely on.
9. The people are wise and the legal net is boundless.
10. Politics is like a car, and people’s hearts are like the road. If the road is uneven, the car will bump; if the heart is uneven, the car will overturn.
11. There is no need to praise political achievements, there are thousands of ratings. The people's hearts are fair and fair, and they are not bad at all.
12. The people's hearts are the steelyard, which is used to judge official morality and political achievements; the public's mouth is a monument, and the book is used to judge good names and ugly deeds.
13. If you fail to save face, you will lose your principles; if you show favoritism, you will betray the people's support.
14. What the people want is what everyone expects, but when the people are against it, everyone is betraying their relatives.
15. The people's hearts are like the ocean, so you should cherish every drop of water; the weight is like a mountain, don't abuse half a handful of soil.
16. Tax collectors should have the ambition of being a public servant. The most important thing in governing is caring for the people.
17. Those who are in a superior position are selfless at heart. Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, don't bend the rope of law, and don't bend any identity, status, wealth, likes and dislikes, should not be used as a standard to measure the behavior of others. Use the world as a scale, the people's hearts as a balance, and know the importance of things.
18. The main reasons for victory or defeat include the support of the people and the gains and losses of the terrain, which can be seen before the battle. If the army is numerous and the weapons are sharp and dull, it is of no use.
——Cai E