What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.

If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.

Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?

The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.

A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.

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