“They shall wear elegant and ornamented robes, carry a sharp sword at their girdle, pamper themselves in eating and drinking, and have a superabundance of property and wealth;—such (princes) may be called robbers and boasters.”

“This returning to their root is what we call the state of stillness; and that stillness may be called a reporting that they have fulfilled their appointed end.”

“The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.”

“If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers.”

“Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.”

“An over sharpened sword cannot last long. ”

“When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself.”