The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

Be in harmony, yet be different.

Make fair agreements and stick to them

The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.

There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.