There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established