The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.

Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into proper order. Before putting their States into proper order, they regulated their own families. Before regulating their families, they regulated themselves. Before regulating themselves, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before being sincere in their thoughts, they tried to see things exactly as they really were.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any

Time flows away like the water in the river.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.