He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.

To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.

There are not the weeds the ones that drown the good seed, but the negligence of the peasant.

There are 1,000 lessons in defeat. But only one in victory.

There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.