When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.
Battles are followed by years of famine.
Deal with it before it happens. Set things in order before there is confusion.
If you never assume importance, you never lose it.
Those who take long steps cannot keep the pace.
What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.