The famous sayings describing Zhuge Liang are as follows:

1. A sage does not value a jade but an inch of jade, which is rare but easy to lose. ——Liu An

2. As strong as Shao is, I can’t protect myself alone, how about others? ——Cao Cao

3. Cutting off generals and slapping flags to intimidate the battlefield also leaves generals in charge, which is not appropriate for the lord. I wish to restrain my strength, cultivate my courage, and have plans for king and domination. ——Zhang Zhao admonished Sun Quan

4. Although I am a scholar, I have been entrusted with a heavy responsibility by my master, because I have the size and ability to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. ——Lu Boyan

5. Qingqing Zijin is in my heart, but for the sake of you, I still ponder it. ——Cao Cao

6. He has great ambitions but does not see opportunities. He has many plans but few decisions. He is a good soldier but has no power. Although he has a hundred thousand soldiers, he has fallen into my painting and must be destroyed. ——Zhongda’s Comments on Kong Ming

7. (Sun Ce) Being light-headed and unprepared, impatient and lacking in strategy is the courage of an ordinary man, and he will surely die at the hands of villains one day. ——Guo Jia

8. A real man is born in troubled times, and he should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortal achievements. If he fails to achieve his ambition, he will die! ——Loyal and brave general

9. Everything is ready, all you need is the east wind.

10. Ask people about right and wrong and observe their ambitions; ask people who are poor to argue and observe their changes; ask them about strategies and observe their knowledge; tell them about disasters and observe their courage; get drunk with wine. And observe its nature, observe its integrity when approaching it for benefit, observe its nature when doing things.

11. If you are lazy, you have to be smart; if you are impatient, you cannot be rational.

12. We should not underestimate ourselves if we have a great spirit of lofty ideals.

13. A gentleman’s journey is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate one’s virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching.

14. A good general must have knowledgeable and wise people as his confidants, Shen Shen and careful people as his eyes and ears, and brave and good enemies as his minions.

15. Take Western Shu, determine the southern barbarians, and reject the east and north. In the central army tent, the golden, wood, earth, and divine hexagrams are transformed, and the water surface can be attacked with fire.