‘Singlemindedness is all-powerful.’

‘Tether even a roasted chicken.’

‘Continue to spur a running horse.’

‘A man who will criticize you openly carries no connivance.’

‘A man exists for a generation, but his name lasts to the end of time.’

‘Money is a thing that will be there when asked for. A good man is not so easily found.’

‘Walk with a real man one hundred yards and he’ll tell you at least seven lies.’

‘To ask when you already know is politeness. To ask when you don’t know is the rule.’

‘Wrap your intentions in needles of pine.’

‘One should not open his mouth wide or yawn in front of another. Do this behind your fan or sleeve.’