Confucius on Benevolence
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“Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.”
“What can a man do with the rites who is not benevolent? What can a man do with music who is not benevolent.”
“The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.”