It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downward.