A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.
Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.
When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.