The Mirror Reflects All Objects Without Being

If A Man Takes No Thought About What Is Distant, He Will Find Sorrow Near At Hand.

He Who Is Really Good Can Never Be Unhappy. He Who Is Really Wise Can Never Be Perplexed. He Who Is Really Brave Is Never Afraid.

Wealth And Rank Are What Men Desire, But Unless They Be Obtained In The Right Way They May Not Be Possessed. Poverty And Obscurity Are What Men Detest; But Unless Prosperity Be Brought About In The Right Way, They Are Not To Be Abandoned.

If Proper In Their Own Conduct, What Difficulty Would They Have In Governing? But If Not Able To Be Proper In Their Own Conduct, How Can They Demand Such Conduct From Others?

A Country Of A Thousand War-chariots Cannot Be Administered Unless The Ruler Attends Strictly To Business, Punctually Observes His Promises, Is Economical In Expenditure, Loves The People, And Uses The Labor Of The Peasantry Only At The Proper Times Of Year.