It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in 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.

Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.