The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."

He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.