To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.
ConfuciusGuide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.
Confucius