Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.

There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.

Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

One hundred women are not worth a single testicle.