When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.