If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.
Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.
The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.