Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?

The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

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.