Claiming certainty without corroborating evidence is stupid.

It is not difficult to know a thing; what is difficult is to know how to use what you know

In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas.

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

People at present think that five sons are not too many and each son has five sons also, and before the death of the grandfather there are already 25 descendants. Therefore people are more and wealth Is less; they work hard and receive little.

No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.

The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.