Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.

While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.

The funniest people are the saddest once

Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.

The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.