Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.

He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.