The cautious seldom err.

There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.