The best ruler is one whose existence is merely known by the people. The next best is one who is loved and praised. The next is one who is feared. The next is one who is despised.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
c. 6th century BCE (approximate)
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"I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves. I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves. I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves."
Philosophical"The empire is a sacred vessel and cannot be acted on. He who acts on it harms it; he who grasps it loses it."
Shocking"Great acts are made up of small deeds."
Strange & Unusual"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."
Humorous"Govern a state by justice, wage war by surprise, and take the world by doing nothing."
Shocking