People should be caressed or destroyed; for they can retaliate against minor injuries, but they cannot retaliate against serious injuries.

The desire to acquire territory is indeed very natural.

A wise person should always follow the path traveled by great people. And imitate those who have become the best. In this way, even if your abilities are not as strong as theirs, you will at least have some style.

It must be remembered that nothing is more difficult than setting out to take the lead in adopting a new system, nothing is more uncertain about its success, and nothing is more dangerous in its execution. This is because the innovators made enemies of all those who had prospered under the old system. Instead, those who might fare well under the new system become half-hearted advocates.

If a person does not lay the foundation at the beginning. Great power can be exercised afterwards to lay the foundations, although this is difficult for architects and dangerous for buildings.

If anyone believes that giving new favors will make a great man forget the damage of the past. He just deceives himself.

I think if enough troops can be raised due to a large population or sufficient financial resources. They are the ones who can stand firm by relying on their own strength to fight any invaders on the battlefield.