"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost."
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Source: Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.20, Delphi Classics
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