The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.

If you study the history and records of the world you must admit that the source of justice was the fear of injustice.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

Nature is harmony in discord.

The trainer trains the docile horse to turn, with his sensitive neck, whichever way the rider indicates.

Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.

Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.