Wu Tao: Compliant Initiation

King Wen asked Grand Duke: "How can one govern the world effectively?" Grand Duke replied: "Only when magnanimity surpasses the world can one embrace it;only when integrity surpasses the world can one restrain it;only when benevolence surpasses the world can one pacify it;only when generosity surpasses the world can one preserve it;only when authority surpasses the world can one secure it;only when decisive action flows unwaveringly—like the unmovable course of celestial bodies or the unchanging cycle of seasons—can one fulfill these six principles. Thus:Those who benefit the world earn its welcome;those who harm it face its opposition;those who slaughter it incur hatred for their cruelty;those who align with its will gain its allegiance;those who impoverish it provoke loathing;those who bring stability become its refuge;those who endanger it are deemed calamities. The world is no single man’s domain. Only those of supreme virtue may claim the throne to govern it."