The famous sayings about putting people first are as follows:

1. What is the purpose of ensuring peace of the people? If you do not ask for anything from the people, then the people will be safe. ——Jin Ying of the Qing Dynasty, "Proverbs Lian Bi"

2. Those who win the hearts of the people can be called officials, but what is the use of those who lose the hearts of the people? ——Wang Tianci of the Ming Dynasty, "Collection of Official Admonitions"

3. The secret to enriching a country is not to amass money but to be sparing with money. ——"Nine Discussions" by Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty

4. Spending thousands of gold for a moment of happiness, only to lose thousands of people. ——Lin Bu of the Song Dynasty, "Records of Saving Hearts"

5. The world cannot be without people for a day, so Confucius and Mencius are the kings of Tang and Wu Ming. Otherwise, tyrants will come one after another and it will be difficult for the people. ——Jin Ying of the Qing Dynasty's "Motto Lian Bi"

6. People's livelihood is based on morality and justice, and military affairs are based on the people. Only those who are virtuous and righteous can care for the people. Only those who can care for the people can use troops. ——Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty

7. The people can be enlightened, but not stupid; the people can be taught, but not intimidated. ——"Chao's Hakka" written by Chao Shuo of the Song Dynasty

8. The king must attach himself to his people, and then the people will attach to them; the king must leave his people, and then the people will leave them. ——Zhuang Yuanchen of the Ming Dynasty, "Shuli Ziwai Chapter·Volume 1"

9. I hope that everyone in the world will have enough rice. My life is a trivial matter, my death will not hurt me. ——Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty, "Song of Heavy Rain on the Night of May 17th"

10. A gentleman is a gentleman. One person dies but ten thousand people live; one person suffers but ten thousand people heal; one person worries but ten thousand people feel happy; one person works but ten thousand people live happy. And there are thousands of people. —— Zhuang Yuanchen of the Ming Dynasty, "Shu Juzi Neipian"

11. The people are the foundation of a country, and there is no such thing as a foundation that shakes but the branches and leaves do not move. ——Su Shunqing of the Song Dynasty, "Yi Jushu"

12. The way to govern is not to calm the people; the way to calm the people is to observe their sufferings. ——Zhang Juzheng's "Zhang Taiyue Collection" of the Ming Dynasty

13. The rule of thumb is based on small changes, but people are the first and law is the last. If you want to change the law, you must first change the people. The governance of major changes will be based on law and human will be at the end. ——Zhang Heling of the Qing Dynasty, "Selected Works of the Late Qing Dynasty: Biwo Chapter"

14. The reason why the king conquers the world is to conquer the people. To win people is to win their hearts. ——Wang Zao of the Song Dynasty, "Report on the Ineffectiveness of Generals"

15. If it is not very inconvenient for the people, do not make any changes rashly. Unless it is of great benefit to the people, do not do it lightly.

——Jin Ying's "Proverbs Lian Bi" from the Qing Dynasty