May not Shun be instanced as having governed efficiently without exertion? What did he do? He did nothing but gravely and reverently occupy his royal seat.
无为而治者，其舜也与？夫何为哉，恭己正南面而已矣。
Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 5
Author: Confucius
The Supreme Wisdom of Governance: Confucius on Shun’s “Effortless Action”
