One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.