Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.

Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

When frying small fish, disturb them little.

Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.