Study the past, if you would divine the future.
Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.
If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well.