An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.

Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.

When you have become one with the Great Universal, you will have no partiality, and when you are part of the process of transformation, you will have no rigidity.

The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.