Mencius states lords’ three genuine treasures are land, people and state governance. Rulers who value pearls and jade above these essentials will court calamity, embodying his people-first governance and righteousness-over-gain principle.
The smallest and the most alert of a flock of wild geese is often chosen to keep vigil for the others during the night. At the slightest untoward sound it raises the alarm and the flock start from their sleep and make off.
A man went to visit his friend. He noticed that the kitchen chimney was straight, and a pile of fuel was stacked beside the stove.