The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.
It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.
No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.
It is not difficult to know a thing; what is difficult is to know how to use what you know
People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.
He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.