Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.
The funniest people are the saddest once
The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.
What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.