Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

An angry person is always full of poison.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.

The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.