There are those men who say to repay evil with kindness. But I say, how then are we to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, but repay evil with justice.

The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.

There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.