A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.

The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.

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