When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.