The best rulers are those the people barely know exist. The next best are those the people praise and acclaim. The next best are those the people fear. The worst are those the people despise.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17
6th century BCE (approximate)
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"Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused."
Humorous"When the government is muddle-headed, the people are simple and honest. When the government is clear-cut, the people are discontented."
Shocking"No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things... and at last become one with heaven and earth."
Philosophical"The sage has no mind of his own. He takes the mind of the people as his mind."
Shocking"To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to be straightened. To be empty is to be filled. To be worn out is to be renewed. To have little is to gain. To have plenty is to be perplexed."
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