The Weight of Office: “To Be a Prince is Difficult; To Be a Minister is Not Easy”

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A saying cited by Confucius: “It is hard to be a ruler, and not easy to be a minister.”

To be a prince is difficult; to be a minister is not easy.

为君难，为臣不易。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 15 (cited by Confucius)

Author: Common Saying

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