The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

Seek Not Every Quality In One Individual.