Lü Buwei’s famous sayings

1. The root of everything is to treat the body first.

2. Suffering to test one’s aspirations.

3. If you can do nothing, you can make others do something.

4. The nectar rains in time, and you don’t keep anything private.

5. If you fish from the lake, you will not gain anything, but there will be no fish next year.

6. The vision of the eyes also relies on illumination, and the wisdom of the heart also relies on reason.

7. Follow your heart and mind. Those who have no restraint in their desires have no restraint in their hearts. If one's heart is not moderate, then what he does is unknowable.

8. Getting ten good horses is not as good as getting one Bole; getting ten good swords is not as good as getting one Ouye; getting a land thousands of miles away is not as good as getting one saint.

9. The world is controlled by one person, and the world is controlled by the people in the world.

10. A good scholar will make up for his shortcomings by pretending to be good at others.

11. The world is not a world for one person, but a world for everyone.

12. The good and the bad cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved.

13. You cannot ignore what you say. Digital transmission makes white become black and black becomes white.

14. If you want to conquer others, you must first conquer yourself. If you want to judge others, you must first judge yourself. If you want to understand others, you must first understand yourself. Don't lose because you don't know yourself.

15. Thinking you know something when you don’t know is the root of all disasters.

16. A good scholar borrows others’ strengths to make up for their weaknesses.

17. If the world is in chaos, there will be no peace for the country; if a country is in chaos, there will be no peace for the country.

18. Justice comes from public service, public service comes from Taoism.

19. The task of happiness lies in the harmony of the heart, and the harmony of the heart lies in the appropriateness of action.

20. When the people are employed with disciplines and principles, once the discipline is cited, all eyes will rise. Once the principles are cited, all eyes will be open. What kind of person can he be for the sake of discipline for the people?

21. It can be said that you are honest when you are faced with great benefits and do not change your principles.

22. The master must believe, and believe again and again. Who wouldn’t be close to you?

23. Stones can be broken, but not strong; elixirs can be ground, but not red.

24. All armies desire the multitude and their hearts desire one; if the three armies unite as one, they will be invincible.

25. You can know others by looking at yourself, and you can know the present by looking at the past.

26. Wisdom can make subtle plans, and benevolence can entrust wealth.

27. Those who know how to live are not to harm life, but to maintain health.

28. Just like water and fire, if you use it well, it will be a blessing, and if you don't use it well, it will be a disaster.

29. When you are happy, your heart is also at ease.

30. The general will die after losing an order.

31. Using private interests to defeat public affairs will weaken the country’s governance.

32. The longest is short, the short is long.

33. To control chaos and survive, the beginning is as small as the beginning. If you look at the beginning, it will be a big thing.

34. A teacher must be victorious, practice righteousness, and then respect him.

35. If you want to conquer others, you must first conquer yourself; if you want to judge others, you must first judge yourself; if you want to understand others, you must first know yourself.

36. The only failure is ignorance.

37. A gentleman goes against the Tao to cultivate virtue.

38. When it comes to maintaining health, it is important to know the root cause. If you know the root, there will be no cause for illness.

39. Serving as a teacher is like serving as a father.

40. Those who look to the east cannot see the Western Wall, and those who look to the south cannot see the north.

41. Among the ancient sage kings, there was no one who did not respect his teacher.

42. The rule of the world depends on discipline.

43. If you do not want to be right, you will die young if you govern yourself, and you will perish if you govern the country.

44. Failure to govern a country will lead to chaos; abiding by the law without changing will lead to rebellion; rebellion and chaos will not lead to a country.

45. Extreme words lead to anger, extreme anger indicates danger.

46. Times have changed, and reforms are appropriate. For example, if there is good medicine, the disease will change, and the medicine will also change; if the disease changes, but the medicine remains unchanged, () the people will live longer, and now it is the reward of the mourning son. .

47. A good sword is expected to be broken, but it is not expected to be broken; a good horse is expected to be thousands of miles long, but it is not expected to gallop.

48. If you want to know what is straight, you must have a yardstick; if you want to know whether it is square or round, you must have rules.

49. A piece of wood must have its flaws, and a piece of jade must have flaws.

50. A man who is an emperor without being arrogant, and a man who is a common man without being embarrassed. This is called a perfectly virtuous person.

51. Fatty meat and heavy wine are the things that strengthen one’s self. This is called a rotten intestine.

52. A fish that eats a boat is like an ant on land.

53. Righteousness, if you do something small, you will be blessed in small ways, and if you do something big, you will be blessed greatly.

54. Don’t ignore what you are saying. If you don’t observe, you will not be able to distinguish between good and bad.

55. It is better to get ten good horses than to get one bole.

56. The world is too chaotic, and there is no way to secure the country; when a country is in chaos, there is no one to settle down; when a whole family is in chaos, there is no one to settle down.

57. Easier said than done.

58. If you use rope and ink to get wood, the palace will not be completed.

59. The sky will no longer be with you, but time will soon remain. Can you work two jobs?

60. The time has passed, but the law has not passed. Isn’t it difficult to use this as a cure?

61. Heaven is selfless in overthrowing, and earth is selfless in carrying.