Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.

Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.

Not to converse with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To converse with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.

He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.

He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.