Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.
Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.
Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.
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.