“Traitors! I shall oppose you in the name of the Han!”

Your words bring me joy. Let the two of us unite to bring forth a world of peace and virtue.

The northern people are riders and the southern people sailors; it is said quite true.

Do no evilness because it is a small one; do not leave a small deed undone because it is just a petty one.

Those who stand in the way of virtue shall fail!

Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men’s devotion.

Be vigilant! Be vigilant! If an evil is minor, resist it nonetheless. If a good deed is trifling, perform it all the same. Only wisdom and virtue can truly win men’s devotion.

All men have their appointed time; that’s something no horse can change.

Never do an evil act just because it is trivial; never leave a good act undone just because it’s small.

Though we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools.

The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.

Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.

They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.

Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

You betrayed me and I know that you’ll never feel sorry for the way I hurt, you’d talk to her when we were together. Loved you at your worst but that didn’t matter.

Emotions sometimes are not very reliable and they even could betray you.