A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.