Punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment.

A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace

Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

The cuckoos remain silent for a long time (for several seasons) until they are able to sing sweetly (in the Spring) so as to give joy to all.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.