Mencius: 民為貴，社稷次之，君為輕。

民為貴，社稷次之，君為輕。 — Mencius

民為貴，社稷次之，君為輕。

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They who accord with Heaven are preserved, and they who rebel against Heaven per — Mencius
It would be better to be without the Shu-King than to believe every word of it. — Mencius
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind . — Mencius
Those who are humane achieve glory. Those who are inhumane suffer disgrace. — Mencius
非利不動，非得不用，非危不戰。主不可以怒而興師，將不可以慍而致戰；合于利而動，不合于利而止。怒可以復喜，慍可以復悅，亡國不可以復存，死者不可以復生。故明君慎之， — Sun Tzu
Knowledge, that tendeth but to satisfaction, is but as a courtesan, which is for — Francis Bacon
Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to — Marcus Aurelius
Pass over names and look to qualities So that qualities may lead thee to essence — Rumi
Whilom, ere youth’s conceit had waned, me thought Answers to all life’s problems — Omar Khayyám
A man must be a little mad if he does not want to be even more stupid . — Michel de Montaigne
Then, sir, we will give them the bayonet! — Stonewall Jackson
To discover the various use of things is the work of history. — Karl Marx