An angry person is always full of poison.

Don't use cannon to kill musquito.

The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.