If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.

I am not an originator but a transmitter.

The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

One dedicated worker is worth a thousand slaves.