Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.

The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.