This sutura gives example about the purpose of relationship. A son of enemy who wants to uproot his own father, should be treated as friend and shold be protected. This may be called opportunism but is and should be necessary part of polity and statesmanship. Moreover, if a father is not aan upright man to have friendship with his sone can be a meritorious peson. So it is better to protecdt him.

In trans-border relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies or even permanent borders. There are only permanent interests and everything should be done to secure these interests.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?

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

Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.

Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.