The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more.

A bad man can do a million times more harm than a beast.

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

People never know each other until they have eaten a certain amount of salt together.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.