He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

Sincerity is the way of heaven.

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.