The Maximes are concise, often epigrammatic, reflections on human nature, typically written from a disillusioned or cynical point of view.

• 其箴言(散文格言)简洁明了，往往是警句式的，对人的本性的思考，通常是从一个心灰意冷或愤世嫉俗的观点出发来写的。