Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.

With a heavy load and a long journey

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.