Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.

There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

Even if people do not know what real kindness is, they nonetheless have it within them.