Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.

Which demands a lot of himself and some others, will be free from hatred.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?

The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.