Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.

What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.

One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. Indeed, any men, save those that are truly good, if their sufferings are very great, will be likely to rebel.

Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.