The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.

He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him

When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.

To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.