1. “A wise ruler, when he makes laws, is bound to find in conflict with the world.”
2. “No country is permanently strong. Nor is any country permanently weak.”
3. “I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.”
4. “The severe household has no fierce slaves, while it is the affectionate mother who has the prodigal son.”
5. “A filial son to his father can be traitorous subject to his ruler.”
6. “The way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity.”
7. “It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.”
8. “People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.”
9. “No benefit is more constant than simplicity; no happiness more constant than peace.”
10. “Claiming certainty without corroborating evidence is stupid.”
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