A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

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

Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.

Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.

He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.

An enemy should be struck at his weak point.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.