Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.

He who regards the world as he does the fortune of his own body can govern the world. He who loves the world as he does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

Excellent warriors are not violent.

Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.

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

A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.