By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See: the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

The holy man, though he be distressed, does not eat food mixed with wickedness. The lion, though hungry, will not eat what is unclean.

It may be doubtful, at first, whether a person is an enemy or friend. Meat, if not properly digested, becomes poison; But poison, if used rightly, may turn medicinal.

Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity.

If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have defeated whole armies.

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.

With gifts, you may gather your enemies about you. When giving nothing, even your own family will leave.

When a broken tank is filled with water, It certainly will leak on every side. Weak men who grow rich Seldom leave an inheritance.

From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up ... . And why is this done? For no other reason, I am sure, except to make us independent of a Creator.

A thing, until it is everything, is noise, and once it is everything it is silence.

One great, strong, unselfish soul in every community would actually redeem the world.

The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.

It is better to invert reality than to copy it.

If you must hate a man for the many things about which you disagree, remember that you should also love him for the many things about which you agree.

A fashionable wife! Oh! Never will I be anything so heartless! I have pictured for myself a far higher destiny than this. - Will it ever be more than a picture?

I see that one part of the education of women is health education. We know that women who are educated have much healthier families.

Cats are fond of mooning.

If China don't free up the political side, its economic growth will come to an end - while it is still at a very low level.