Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away.
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.