"The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest."

"The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know. The difficulty is only that men will not seek it."

"The trees on Ox Mountain were once beautiful. But because they were close to a large city, they were felled by axes. How could they remain beautiful? Yet, even so, the sprouting branches and leaves wo…"

"What is the difference between a man and a beast? Very little. The common man loses it; the superior man preserves it."

"The man who has a true heart is not afraid of anything."