In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.

Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men?

Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.