Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.
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.
Who contains himself goes seldom wrong.
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.
A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.