Wei Zheng 魏徵
637 · Tang China
Resentment does not lie in size: it is the people who are to be feared. They carry the boat and they overturn the boat. This is what demands deep care.
怨不在大，可畏惟人；載舟覆舟，所宜深慎。"Memorial to Emperor Taizong on Ten Things to Reflect On"
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