“To kill deliberately is very wrong,” said Chen Gong. “I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me,” was Cao Cao’s reply. Chen Gong could say nothing.”

“The empire long united must divide, long divided must unite; this is how it has always been.”

“To kill deliberately is very wrong,” said Chen Gong. “I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me,” was Cao Cao’s reply. Chen Gong could say nothing.”

“Just introduce a woman, conspiracies succeed; Of soldiers, or their weapons, there really is no need.”

“The hound and hare were both so wearied that the peasant got them all.”

“Victory and defeat are but ordinary events in a soldier's career, and why should you give up?”

“Success is not worth rejoicing over, failure is not worth grieving over.”

“From the days of old, those who walk in the way have replaced those who deviate therefrom; those who lack virtue have fallen before those who possess it. Can one escape fate?”