做善事容易，做了善事而逃避好名声就难了；不触犯他人容易，触犯了他人心里不计较就难了。为人处世，遇到有人对我蛮横无理，就要像走在灌木草丛中一样，荆棘挂住了衣服，只能缓慢前行小心地拨开荆棘就是了，荆棘也不是存心阻人啊！这样一来便能做到心中不劳累，而化解仇怨。

Live within your income and save so you can invest.Learn what you need to learn.

译文：农民眼泪像雨一样流，又能怎样呢?当官的应该体恤百姓的辛苦啊!

The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts.