Directions: Read the following quotes and identify which Chinese philosophy each one goes with. Write your answer in the blank below each quote.

"By letting go it all gets done."

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"The stupid don't even understand something that happened long ago, the wise understand it before it develops."

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“Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you [agree] with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.”

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"Study the past if you would define the future."

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"You should not forget about the law even for one moment, you should weaken the [fanatics] and conquer the public speakers. You should suppress all discussions and arguments and govern only according to the law."

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"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

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"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”

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"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing."

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"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires."

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"You cannot open a book without learning something."

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"So the sage, in ruling the state, does not depend on people doing him good. Instead, he makes sure that there is no way they can do him wrong."

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"Stop thinking, and end your problems."

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"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life."

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"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."

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"When people are stupid, they are easy to govern."

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"Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society."

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"Rewards should not be anything except great and certain. This will make people regard them as profitable. Punishments should not be anything but severe and definite. This will make people fear them. Laws should not be anything but uniform and steadfast. This will make people understand them."

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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

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  1. Which belief system do you believe is the best for governing? Why or why not?
  1. What would be some problems associated with each belief system?
  1. If you were a scholar of philosophy and politics, which belief system would you study? Why?