People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.

Racing and hunting excite man's heart to madness.

Praise and disgrace cause fear.

The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be. The more laws are promulgated, the more thieves and bandits there will be.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

Just as the value of a house lies in its location, The value of a mind lies in its depth, The value of giving lies in the presence of a generous spirit, The value of words lies in their reliability.