The Wisdom of Official Precepts: Be a Person First Before Being an Official

Author: Sun Kunpeng and Yang Zhiyong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Officials fear not my severity, but my integrity; the people do not submit to my ability, but to my fairness. Fairness brings brightness, integrity brings authority. The way to govern is threefold: to be clean, cautious, and diligent. Knowing these three, one can preserve one's position, avoid disgrace, gain the favor of superiors, and earn the support of subordinates. — Song Dynasty, Lu Benzhong
From official to official, from servant to marquis, rising to prominence through sheer luck, the ups and downs of the world's officialdom are all rooted in this book. — Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan The Official's Precepts is the legacy of thinkers and the accumulation of experience in the officialdom for thousands of years. Every principle is unparalleled and truly a timeless classic. Unfortunately, few officials read it. Only when many officials face adversity in their careers do people realize that The Official's Precepts is the experience of ancestors who sought to protect themselves in office. Many things were "already warned."