在远处防守不如在近处防守，把守太繁琐不如把守要塞，用常法把守不如用出奇制胜的方法，把守宽阔的地方不如把守狭窄的地方，在深处把守不如在浅处把守。

真正的音乐来自于内心，而不是技巧。

Diplomacy is to achieve win-win results through compromise, not to seek victory through confrontation.

As to the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor what they are like in form; for there are many things that hinder sure knowledge, the obscurity of the matter and the shortness of human life.

要这样行动，使得你意志的准则任何时候都能同时被看作一个普遍立法的原则。

Automatic processes occur without intention, effort, or awareness, whereas controlled processes require attention and effort.