“Only he who has no use for the empire is fit to be entrusted with it.”
Zhuangzi (-369–-286 BC) classic Chinese philosopher
Source: The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
“It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.”
Timothy 3.
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