The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.
Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.
Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
If you want to change the world, first change your heart.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
If you don't know the life yet, how could be possible for you to know the death?