1. The only failure is ignorance!

From Pre-Qin Dynasty Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Zi Zhi".

The greatest failure of man is his lack of self-awareness.

2. You cannot ignore what you say.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu Cha Zhuan".

You cannot listen to what others say without thinking and analyzing it.

3. Thinking you know something if you don’t know it is the root of all kinds of disasters.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Jin Ting".

Thinking you know what you don’t know is the source of many disasters.

4. Leave life to practice righteousness, and regard death as home.

From Pre-Qin Dynasty Lu Buwei's "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, Jidong Ji, Shijie".

For the cause of justice, you can abandon your life and regard death as going home. This statement is intended to promote a kind of life value that is willing to give up life for the sake of righteousness.

5. If everything is complete, it must be lacking; if it is extreme, it must be reversed.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu· Bo Zhi".

If it is too complete, it must be lacking. When things develop to their peak, they will transform into the opposite direction.

6. Ignorant of principles and principles, born from lack of learning.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu Encouraging Learning".

The root cause of not understanding the principles lies in not learning.

7. Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not suffer from beetles.

From Pre-Qin Dynasty Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Jin Shu".

Flowing water will not become rancid; door shafts that rotate frequently will not be eaten by insects.

8. Do not avoid enemies when doing external actions, and do not avoid children when doing internal actions.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu Qu Si".

It is recommended that outsiders do not avoid enemies, and it is recommended that family members do not avoid their own sons. Explain that recruiting talents should be based on public spirit.

9. Water comes from the mountains and travels to the sea. The water does not hate the mountains but desires the sea. The high and low make it so.

From Pre-Qin Lu Buwei's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Shen Ji".

The reason water flows from the mountains to the sea is not because the water loves the sea but not the mountains, but because the terrain is uneven. It is a metaphor that those who are above are wise, and talented people can be reused.

10. Foolishness will only be used for your own benefit.

From "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" written by Lu Buwei in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

The fatal weakness of stupid people is to handle things based on their own subjective intentions.