Don't let your past determine your destiny.

The Master said, A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes entails 5 times of shortage; and even learning may incidentally lead to high pay. But a gentleman's anxieties concern the progress of the Way; he has no anxiety concerning poverty.

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.