1. Aim high. ——Zhuge Liang

2. Diagrams are easier than details. ——Zhuge Liang

3. Quietness cultivates one’s character, frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

4. The most important thing for the country is to be on guard first. ——Zhuge Liang

5. Noble but not arrogant, victorious but not disobedient, virtuous but able to subordinate, strong but tolerant. ——Zhuge Liang

6. Work hard and die. ——Zhuge Liang

7. Learning cannot be achieved without tranquility. ——Zhuge Liang

8. Indifference helps to clarify one’s ambitions, and tranquility leads to long-term goals. ——Zhuge Liang

9. If you are lazy, you have to be careful; if you are impetuous, you cannot be rational. ——Zhuge Liang

10. Big things start from difficulty, small things start from easy. ——Zhuge Liang

11. Even if you are not a scholar, you are called a walking corpse. ——Zhuge Liang

12. Only by not being arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring others. ——Zhuge Liang