Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?

I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.