宰相必起于州部，猛将必发于卒伍。
【译文】宰相应从基层官员提拔，猛将须从士兵中成长。
Nature never deceives us； it is always we who deceive ourselves.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Without some goals and some efforts to reach them, no man can live. What we call life is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
A man must strive to do his best, and then accept the consequences with equanimity.
History is not just the story of bad people doing bad things. It's also the story of good people doing nothing.
