To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.

Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year.

Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

All people are the same; only their habits differ.