When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
MenciusA small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong
MenciusThere is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.
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