“People at present think that five sons are not too many and each son has five sons also, and before the death of the grandfather there are already 25 descendants. Therefore people are more and wealth Is less; they work hard and receive little.”

In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas.

People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.

The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.

No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.

It is not difficult to know a thing; what is difficult is to know how to use what you know.

He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

Claiming certainty without corroborating evidence is stupid.

Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!

Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

The camera relieves us of the burden of memory.

The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

It’s absolutely fatal to your writing to think about how your work will be received. It’s a betrayal of whatever talent you have.