Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.
To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.
When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?