Without that innate sense of human worth, a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

The Master said, A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes entails 5 times of shortage; and even learning may incidentally lead to high pay. But a gentleman's anxieties concern the progress of the Way; he has no anxiety concerning poverty.

Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. .

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

Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.