goodness does not come from outside, and fame cannot be made in vain. -qu yuan, a poet of the warring States period

quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugality to cultivate one's morality, no ambition without seclusion, and no distance without tranquility. -Zhuge Liang

If you do more injustice, you will hang yourself. -Zuo Zhuan

welcomes people with anger and is like a brother; Evil spirit welcomes people and harms soldiers. -Guan Zhong