The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.

Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.

An angry person is always full of poison.

If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.

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