Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.