Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors