Dāngquán ruò bù xíng fāngbiàn rú rù bǎo shān kōngshǒu huí.

當權若不行方便如入寶山空手回。

Lit To be in [a position of] power [but] not help others is like returning from a treasure-hill empty-handed.

Note [Originally a Buddhist exhortation to benevolence; later understood to mean not taking advantage of one's position for the benefit of oneself or one's friends and relatives; see also dāngmiàn bù qǔ above and gōng mén lǐ below.]

Topics BENEVOLENCE Buddhism FRIENDS OFFICIALS POSITION POWER RELATIVES SELF-INTEREST