Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.