The Measure of Benevolence: “Such Was His Benevolence! Such Was His Benevolence!”

Confucius said: “It was all through Guan Zhong's influence that peace was maintained. Such was his benevolence!”

The Duke Huan assembled all the princes together, and that not with weapons of war and chariots – it was all through the influence of Guan Zhong. Whose beneficence was like his? Whose beneficence was like his?

桓公九合诸侯,不以兵车,管仲之力也。如其仁!如其仁!

Source: The Analects, Xian Wen XIV, Chapter 16

Author: Confucius

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