There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost.

Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting. They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves, And for this reason can exist forever.

Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials.

There is no greater disaster than greed.

Use your light, but dim your brightness.

The more laws and orders are multiplied, the more theft and violence increase.

On the one hand, loss implies gain; on the other hand, gain implies loss.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.

Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.