《管子·形势解》
君主，是人们所仰望而赖以生活的，能宽大纯厚而不苛刻刚愎，人民就会归附。
主者，人之所仰而生也，能宽裕纯厚而不苛忮，则民人附。
The monarch is the one to whom the people look up and rely on for their livelihood. If he can be magnanimous and tolerant without being harsh and stubborn, the people will submit to him.