Mozi’s famous sayings are as follows:

1. Officials are not always accountable and people are never humble.

2. The reason why a benevolent person does something is to bring benefit to the world and eliminate harm to the world.

3. It is difficult to ride a good horse, but you can carry on a long journey; it is difficult to command a good talent, but you can be respected by the king.

4. Love each other and benefit each other.

5. If the world loves each other, it will be governed, but if they love each other, it will lead to chaos.

6. If you don’t believe in words and don’t repay your kindness, give me a peach and repay you with a plum.

7. When the righteous are at the top, the world will be in order.

8. Although a gentleman fights with knowledge, courage is the foundation; although mourning is polite, mourning is the foundation; although a scholar has learning, the behavior is the foundation.

9. If you love others, others will love them; if you benefit others, others will benefit from them; if you hate others, others will hate them; if you harm others, others will harm you.

10. Heaven desires righteousness but hates unrighteousness.

11. The water of a river is not the water from one source; the fur of a thousand yi is not the white of a fox.

12. Heaven’s behavior is extensive and selfless, its kindness is not virtuous, and its brightness will not fade over time, so the sage king follows it.

13. Therefore, if the weather brings uncontrolled cold and heat, snow, frost, rain and dew from time to time, crops fail, livestock fails, diseases and epidemics occur, winds and bitter rains arrive, then the heaven will punish you. Also, it will be punished by someone who is not worthy of heaven.

14. Those who do not have strong ambitions will not be wise, and those who do not believe in their words will not achieve results.

15. Therefore, the reason why the ancient saints were successful in helping people and making their names known to later generations has no other reason than those who can govern by respecting the same.

16. If the world loves each other, countries will not attack each other, families will not be in trouble with each other, there will be no thieves and thieves, and kings, ministers, fathers and sons will all be filial and kind, then the world will be in order. Therefore, if the sage’s mission is to govern the world, how can he be so evil that he can’t help but encourage love?

17. If the world loves each other, countries will not attack each other, families will not be in chaos, and there will be no thieves. Kings, ministers, fathers and sons can all be filial and kind. If this is the case, the world will be in order.

18. Therefore, your duty will only depend on the wise.

19. Preparation is the most important thing for a country. The food is the treasure of the country; the soldiers are the claws of the country; the city is the self-defense. These three are the tools of the country.

20. Burial is a benefit to a person’s death, so why should I not do this?