The Proper Man Understands Equity, The Small

When A Person Should Be Spoken With, And You Don't Speak With Them, You Lose Them. When A Person Shouldn't Be Spoken With And You Speak To Them, You Waste Your Breath. The Wise Do Not Lose People, Nor Do They Waste Their Breath.

If The People Be Led By Laws, And Uniformity Sought To Be Given Them By Punishments, They Will Try To Avoid The Punishment, But Have No Sense Of Shame.

Plan Ahead Or Find Trouble On The Doorstep.

The Requisites Of Government Are That There Be Sufficiency Of Food, Sufficiency Of Military Equipment, And The Confidence Of The People In Their Ruler.

A Happy Union With Wife And Child Is Like The Music Of Lutes And Harps.