If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?

Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.