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

There are not the weeds the ones that drown the good seed, but the negligence of the peasant.

Never tire to study. And to teach to others

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.