"The people are the foundation of the state; the grain is the staff of life; the ruler is the shepherd of the people."

"Men's minds are surely alike. Why should we doubt it?"

"The Way is near, but people seek it far away. The task is easy, but people make it difficult."

"The disease of men is this: that they neglect their own field, and go to cultivate the fields of others."

"A man must not be without shame. The shame of being without shame is the shame of being without shame indeed."