"玉可碎而不可改其白，竹可焚而不可毀其節。"

"話說天下大勢，分久必合，合久必分。"

"The peach trees in the orchard behind the house are just in full flower. Tomorrow we will institute a sacrifice there…"

"We three—Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei—though of different families, swear brotherhood, and promise mutual help to …"

"They are many and we but few," said Yuan-te to his brothers. "We can only beat them by superior strategy."

"運籌决算有神功，二虎還須遜一龍。 初出便能垂偉績，自應分鼎在孤窮。"

"子治世之能臣，亂世之奸雄也。"

"欲除君側宵人亂，须聽朝中智士謀。"

"揚湯止沸，不如去薪；潰痈雖痛，勝於養毒。"

"治病須分内外科，世間妙藝苦無多。 神威罕及惟關將，聖手能醫說華佗。"