It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

If my mind be not engaged in worship, it is as though I worshipped not.

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.