Sima Qian’s famous sentence is:

1. How can one win a country if the people don’t know the king?

2. If you are trustworthy, you will be doubted; if you are loyal, you will be slandered.

3. Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.

4. Chang Si sacrificed himself for the sake of the country regardless of his own safety.

5. The skin of a thousand sheep is not as good as the armpit of a fox. The skin of a thousand sheep is not as good as the armpit of a fox.

6. Being tired is like a bereaved dog.

7. A big business does not care about details, and a big gift does not hesitate to make small concessions.

8. Making decisions within the tent will lead to victory thousands of miles away.

9. Observe the scriptures but do not know the appropriateness, and do not know the rights when things change.

10. A gentleman is ignorant of himself, but trusts his close friends.