Land is a peculiar commodity, which is different from all others, and the quantity of it is always fixed and limited.
所以富贵的人极其奢侈,二孤儿寡妇却受饥挨饿,虽然想天下不乱,也不可能。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话,如果要吃喝,就不能不节俭。
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.