The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

Behind every smile there's teeth.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any