Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.
Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.
Make fair agreements and stick to them
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
I daily examine myself on three points: In planning for others, have I failed in conscientiousness? In intercourse with friends, have I been insincere? And have I failed to practice what I have been taught?