Confucius Quote on Governing a State: Economy and Love for the People

Confucius Quote: Economy in expenditure, and love for men.

(This is the second of Confucius’s three key principles on governing a state, focusing on the administration’s virtue.)

Economy in expenditure, and love for men.

节用而爱人

Source: The Analects, Xue Er I, Chapter 5

Author: Confucius / 孔子

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