He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC)
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One who loves and cares for the world like their own body can be trusted with great responsibility
Người yêu thương thế giới như thể mình có thể được giao phó nhiệm vụ lớn
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Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC)” mean?
One who loves and cares for the world like their own body can be trusted with great responsibility Literally: loving the world as one's own body
Is “He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC)” formal or informal?
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