When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
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.
An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Words are the voice of the heart.