Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own faults, not the faults of others; will not evil be mended?

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.

To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?