If people of one''s own side have good conduct, it adds power to oneself. The misconduct on the contrary render one powerless. The enemy taks advantage of it. A skilled statesman never allows enemy to win over.

The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.

He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

People's Fury is above all the furies.