“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place when all the stars are rotating about it.”

— Confucius

Variant: The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."
Source: The Analects, Other chapters

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為政以德，譬如北辰居其所而眾星共之。

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Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher -551–-479 BC

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