Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.

If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.

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.

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.