A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.

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

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.

The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.