“The people do not wish to be ruled nor oppressed by the nobles, and the nobles wish to rule and oppress the people.” The Prince
"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle." The Analects of Confucius
When one does another person an injustice, in some mysterious way it does one good to discover (or to persuade oneself) that the injured party has also behaved badly or unfairly in some little matter or other; it is always a relief to the conscience if one can apportion some measure of guilt to the person one has betrayed. Beware of Pity
Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater. Discourses
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