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

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.

The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.

The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.