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

When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.

Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.

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

The man of humanity delights in mountains

He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.