Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.

Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.