1. When people are dedicated and sincere, gold and stone will open up. ——Hu Linyi

2. With more wisdom and less courage, it is difficult to describe the strength; with more courage and less wisdom, it is difficult to achieve great things. ——Hu Linyi

3. A young general must make meritorious deeds in order to win, and a general must avoid greed for small merits and miss the overall situation. ——Hu Linyi

4. Talents are made through training and must be determined to win in order to make progress. Success or failure is hard to see and is not enough to determine talent. ——Hu Linyi

5. Use your wisdom and skills to make use of the world, but you don’t know that there are no fools in the world. ——Hu Linyi

6. If there is righteousness but no surprise, it will be overturned in danger; ——Hu Linyi

7. Those who are greedy for merit are by no means great. ——Hu Linyi

8. In military affairs, victory or defeat is uncertain. It is always important to be sure and avoid falsehoods. ——Hu Linyi

9. Reality means thorough preparation, while pretense means mismanagement. This is the most important thing in managing an army. ——Hu Linyi

10. The most clever person in the world is clumsy, and the most chaotic person in the world is calm. ——Hu Linyi

11. There are only two words in military affairs: wisdom and bravery. ——Hu Linyi