"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

" Cao Cao

"The world can do without Cao Hong, but not without you, my lord!" Cao Hong

"What are you waiting for? If I, a leader of rank, can risk my life, cannot you?" Gan Ning

"But do not grieve; so long as I live, I will not allow Wei to come and conquer Shu." Jiang Wei

"If you will not, O Master, what will become of the people?" Liu Bei

"The northern people are riders and the southern people sailors; it is said quite true." Liu Bei

"Do no evilness because it is a small one; do not leave a small deed undone because it is just a petty one." Liu
Bei

"You see everything from the point of view of brute courage. You seem not to know the principles of war laid
down by Sun Zi and Wu Qi. This display is only meant to entice us into fight. You will see the pretense yourselves in
about three days." Lu Xun

"If you could find either Hidden Dragon or Blooming Phoenix, you could restore order in the empire." Sima Hui

"There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight; if you cannot fight, defend; if you cannot
defend, flee; if you cannot flee, surrender; if you cannot surrender, die. " Sima Yi

"Your words, O Wise One, are as gold and precious stones, but I fear that my soldiers will not carry out my
commands unless I myself share their dangers." Sun Ce

"Cao Cao may have his Zhang Liao, but I can match him with my friend Gan Ning." Sun Quan

"When a worthy person is born into a turbulent world, he has to be a soldier and gird on a three-span sword to
step on the mountains to mend the sky. I have not rendered great service. Why must I die before I have attained
my desire?" Taishi Ci

"Essence of my father, blood of my mother, i cannot throw this away," and he proceeds to swallow his own
eye. Xiahou Dun

"It is said that the lord's honour is the servant's glory, the lord's sadness is the servant's shame. How can I turn my
back on the family I have so long served." Xin Ping

"If I had a son like Sun Ce, I should die without regret." Yuan Shu

"Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become
afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." Zhuge Liang

"Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared." Zhuge Liang

"When a man is in the world, O, He ought to do his best.

And when he's done his best, O. He ought to have his rest.
And when I have my rest, O, I'll quaff my wine with zest.
And when I'm drunk as drunk can be, O, I'll sing the madman's litany." Zhou Yu
"O God, since thou made Zhou Yu, why did thou also create Zhuge Liang?" Zhou Yu

"The noble person who has eaten of his lord's bounty should die in his lord's battles; to return to one's home dead
and wrapped in a horse's hide is a happy fate. Am I the sort of people to bring to nought the grand designs of my
country?"
Zhou Yu

"He who wins people, prospers; he who loses them, fails. Your present plan should be to seek humans of high
aims and farseeing views, and you can establish yourself firmly." Zhou Yu

CAN YOU TELL ABOUT XIAHOU DUN CHARACTERISTIC TRAIT PLEASE?

He was known for several characteristics.

He had a violent temper but a righteous personality. As a youth, he killed a man for insulting his teacher, and he
once broke a mirror because his reflection upset him. Xiahou Dun was, however, a kind and generous man. He
did labor with his subordinates and rewarded them liberally from his own fortune. He was also a keen scholar
who even went so far as to bring his teacher with him on campaigns so that he did not have to stop studying. He
was a skilled civil official and one who could manage tens of thousands of men with ease.