In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity because if they don't have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.

Don't just fight in the North or the South. Always imagine every battle in your mind, where everyone is both your enemy and your friend, and all possible events happen simultaneously. That way, nothing will take you by surprise, and everything that happens will be something you've already imagined.

成人应该敬畏儿童。

译文：应该将亲近好厌恶等情绪一并抛弃，才能成功地使用权谋之术。

I'm not a role model, I'm a cautionary tale.