Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

When I am with others, they are my teachers. I can select their good points and follow them, and select their bad points and avoid them.

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.