Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around him, isn't he a sage?

If you want to change the world, first change your heart.

Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance

A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.