Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

A youth is to be regarded with respect.

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.