Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
No misfortune is worse than underestimating the enemy. Underestimating the enemy, I risk losing my treasure.
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.
Going on means going far, going far means returning.