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People at present think that five sons are not too many and each son has five sons also, and before the death of the grandfather there are already 25 descendants. Therefore people are more and wealth Is less; they work hard and receive little.
A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.
People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.
I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.
By looking at a person's features, clothing, and speech, even Confucius would not be able to say what sort of a person he is. But by testing him in a position and seeing what he he does, even someone with so-so judgment would be able to know if he is wise or not.
It is not difficult to know a thing; what is difficult is to know how to use what you know
No country is permanently strong. Nor is any country permanently weak. (國無常强無常弱)
The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.
Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day.
He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.
The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.
The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.
Past and Present have different customs; new and old adopt different measures. To try to use the ways of a generous and lenient government to rule the people of a critical age is like trying to drive a runaway horse without using reins or whip.
