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

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.

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.

Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.

The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.

We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women.