The Power of Propriety: When Leaders Love Ritual, People Show Reverence

Confucius said: “If the superior loves propriety, the people will not dare to be irreverent.”

If a superior man love propriety, the people will not dare not to be reverent.

上好礼,则民莫敢不敬。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 4

Author: Confucius

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