The Power Of A King Lies In

The King Shall Singly Deliberate Over Secret Matters; For Ministers Have Their Own Ministers, And These Latter Some Of Their Own; This Kind Of Successive Line Of Ministers Tends To The Disclosure Of Counsels.

We Should Not Fret For What Is Past, Nor Should We Be Anxious About The Future; Men Of Discernment Deal Only With The Present Moment.

Rain Which Falls Upon The Sea Is Useless; So Is Food For One Who Is Satiated; In Vain Is A Gift For One Who Is Wealthy; And A Burning Lamp During The Daytime Is Useless.

Foolishness Is Indeed Painful, And Verily So Is Youth, But More Painful By Far Than Either Is Being Obliged In Another Person's House.

It Is Better To Live Under A Tree In A Jungle Inhabited By Tigers And Elephants, To Maintain Oneself In Such A Place With Ripe Fruits And Spring Water, To Lie Down On Grass And To Wear The Ragged Barks Of Trees Than To Live Amongst One's Relations When Reduced To Poverty.