Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go[3]

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

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

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.