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The people turn to a benevolent rule as water flows downwards, and as wild beasts fly to… — Mencius

Philosophical literature

The people turn to a benevolent rule as water flows downwards, and as wild beasts fly to the wilderness.

Mencius
300 BC
★ 2.1
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Topic
Political theory
Statement type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Genre
Philosophical literature
Time
300 BCAncient World
Person
Mencius
Provenance
Current citation
Mencius. Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau. Penguin Classics, 2005, bk. 4.
Original citation
Mencius. Mengzi. c. 300 BC, bk. 4.

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