With a heavy load and a long journey

When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

Humanity is the equity of the heart.

Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.

The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.