Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Notes on Contributors
- List of Dynasties
- Introduction: The Essentials of Governance from the Reign of Constancy Revealed in Context
- Prefaces
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume III
- Volume IV
- Volume V
- Volume VI
- 18 On Frugality and Moderation
- 19 On Modesty and Deference
- 20 On Being Humane and Compassionate
- 21 Caution in One’s Preferences
- 22 Caution in Speech
- 23 Obstructing Slander and Sycophancy
- 24 On Regretting One’s Faults
- 25 On Profligacy and Recklessness
- 26 On Greed and Baseness
- Volume VII
- Volume VIII
- Volume IX
- Volume X
- Dramatis Personae
- Maps
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Texts In The History Of Political Thought
18 - On Frugality and Moderation
from Volume VI
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2021
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Notes on Contributors
- List of Dynasties
- Introduction: The Essentials of Governance from the Reign of Constancy Revealed in Context
- Prefaces
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume III
- Volume IV
- Volume V
- Volume VI
- 18 On Frugality and Moderation
- 19 On Modesty and Deference
- 20 On Being Humane and Compassionate
- 21 Caution in One’s Preferences
- 22 Caution in Speech
- 23 Obstructing Slander and Sycophancy
- 24 On Regretting One’s Faults
- 25 On Profligacy and Recklessness
- 26 On Greed and Baseness
- Volume VII
- Volume VIII
- Volume IX
- Volume X
- Dramatis Personae
- Maps
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Texts In The History Of Political Thought
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Essentials of Governance , pp. 185 - 187Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021