The horse’s back is not so safe as the buffalo’s. (The politician is not so secure as the husbandman.)
A wife should excel in four things: virtue, speech, deportment, and needle-work.
He who is willing to inquire will excel, but the self-sufficient man will fail.
Anger is like a little fire, which if not timely checked may burn down a lofty pile.
Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.
Too much lenity multiplies crime.
If you love your son, give him plenty of the cudgel; if you hate him, cram him with dainties.
When the mirror is highly polished, the dust will not defile it; when the heart is enlightened with wisdom, impure thoughts will not arise in it.
A stubborn wife and stiffnecked son no laws can govern.
He is my teacher who tells me my faults, my enemy who speaks my virtues.