There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler.
Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important.
All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age.
Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.
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Assurance is two-thirds of success.
Assurance is two-thirds of success.
I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along.
The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along.
I slept and dreamed that life was beauty.I awoke -- and found that life was duty.
I slept and dreamed that life was beauty.I awoke -- and found that life was duty.
I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends call it.
I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends call it.
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Never put much confidence in such, as put no confidence in others. A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself. As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.
