Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

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

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

When the wind blows,the grass bends.