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A king who fails to win the realm fails because he does not act, not because he is unable to
Drawn from what Mencius said
What Mencius actually said
- Mencius Confucian philosopher of the fourth century BCE
Therefore your Majesty's not attaining to the Royal sway is because you do not do it, and not because you are not able to do it.
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All 8 korrents from this piecethis one is 6th
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