1.利民之事，丝发必兴。

Nothing is too small for us to do if it delivers concrete benefits to our people.

2.      行百里者半九十

The last leg of a journey marks the halfway point.

3.      明镜所以照形，古事所以知今。

One needs to clean the mirror before taking a look at oneself, and should learn the lessons of the past before making the decisions of today.

4.      亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔。

For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I will not regret a thousand deaths to die.

5.      国虽大，好战必亡。

A belligerent country, however big it may be, is doomed.