Whatever heaven ordains is best.

A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.